Featured in The End (Response #14)

Featured 680 Days Ago by dunny - - 18 comments

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Dave_Mac said 680 days ago:

A sad but very impactful shot. Excellent B&W choice.

CraigMartin said 680 days ago:

I am struggling a bit to understand how this is meant to convey "the end", but it is a striking Shot. Is that blood, dirt or something else entirely on her face and shoulders?

dunny said 680 days ago:

ha thxs..

Craig - she had enough of my shoot concept.. stuff got in her eyes.. and she was done.. oh thats coffee grounds... heres what she looked like 10min earlier

http://static.flickr.com/80/277353381_e25939c12d.jpg

you'll get what i mean.

I wish we could put info in these weekly shot images ; )

bioLarzen said 680 days ago:

It smells of drama, but I can't really see an end of something here. Those drops around the neck and shoulders might be blood?

bioLarzen said 680 days ago:

I've seen the "before" pic - and still at a loss trying to find out the goal, but never mind :)

EmilyHorne said 680 days ago:

Great impact

reality said 680 days ago:

ooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yeah!

Ana said 680 days ago:

this is a disturbing portrait, and I'm having a difficult time interpreting the theme. Is this after a fight? Is that blood? is this staged? so many questions unanswered, so that makes it not obvious enough to me? I wish I knew.

dunny said 680 days ago:

its the end of the shoot .. i wanted to shot more but she had enough of the coffee grounds.

10min before
http://static.flickr.com/80/277353381_e25939c12d.jpg

dunny said 680 days ago:

no not staged at all.. she looked up from the sink and i snapped this shot.

CraigMartin said 680 days ago:

That is hilarious. So that is just a "I could kill the photographer" look. Certaily evocative and enough to get everyone thinking!

bioLarzen said 680 days ago:

Dunny,
and what exactly drove you to photograph that guy covered in coffe?

ArneG said 680 days ago:

Wow Technically this is a wonderful photo - Asthetically - brilliant

dunny said 680 days ago:

Craig - She almost did kill me.. but we played guitar hero after.. so all was good.

bio- ha its not a guy... but i saw someone do it but not executed in the same style i did it.. practiced on my fam and the shot came out very nice.

here is the all the photos ive done so far.The series is called Recycled Grounds
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wowzzaa/sets/72157594310618940/

Arne -Ty!

King said 680 days ago:

Congrats, Dunny. This dramatic image and all the comments remind me of something a famous photographer once said: "I like working with babies because they let you know exactly when the shoot is over." The End, indeed.

uncommondepth said 680 days ago:

Fantastic tones. Priceless expression.

lbstone said 679 days ago:

It's really interesting how my perception of this photo changed dramatically after you explained it.

At first I thought that was blood, too. I was trying to figure out if she'd been in an accident or something. Without any explanation, this photo brings up a lot of questions like that. (And all those questions end up being a reflection of the viewer's own thoughts and perspective.)

It's funny to find out that it was nothing more than her being tired of the session.

I appreciate you sharing the background story, but sometimes the mystery can be fun, too. (The concept of "mystery" is something that I think a lot about.)

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