Pain

What do you think?

 

This was an experiment. Perhaps I'll try to redo it in future. It

was quite difficult to work with glass. ..And I would appreciate any

advice how to avoid highlights (especially in bad light conditions

when I can't use a polarization filter)..Thank you.

I love when someone tries something new! Unfortunately, I think you already know the answer to your own question. A great experiment, but the result is less than aesthetically pleasing. I can't say that I see pain here, nor can I really see that it is glass. It more resembles a collage of oddly shaped pieces that form a disfigured foot. But I like your idea. It's a good idea. Don't stop experimenting! Maybe it's a matter of finding the right lighting, or subject matter. I'll be waiting, and good luck! :-)

Oh, I forgot to mention about controlling highlights. Try to hang a large semi-transparent white bedsheet in front of your key light. This will act as a huge soft window light and help control the contrast. Good luck again!

This is real glass:((

 

I think the title should be changed into 'Pane':)

 

Thank you, Thomas, for your comment and advice. I think I'll try this once again in future...taking into account what you have said.

Here is another shot from this series:

I got that it was broken glass right away and it's an interesting image. I like the saturated red. I like the mosaic look. I would maybe crop a little off the left but whatever.

 

I think it's cool!

 

Perhaps the glass needs to look sharper?

 

 

the funny thing about experimentation, is that you never know what you are going to end up with after going through such a process. before you proceed on that path, i would suggest to think about what you are after, keep in mind that as if anything you do, the final result should contain those initial seeds. as with myself, before i set to paint i prepare my color palette, i put colors that are important for my plan, this analogy i use for anything i do. simply maybe what you are after might be better defined through a different set of elements. from the start more "objects" besides a foot and a broken glass could help you find the right voice or a tone in your experiment.

hope this helps.

k

I would keep doing more of these. Play with the lighting etc. I wasn't sure if this was hand or foot at first. It does look like pain to me, sort of like a mass of muscles in spasm.

Perhaps this image suggests - very convincingly - extreme discomfort to me more than it does pain. I think the shards of glass are quite recognizable as such, but if they were a little sharper - a little more hard, clean glint to contrast with the warm soft foot flesh - then the image would be more like 'pain'. The flesh colour is already perfect.

What do I think? I have little to no pain in my life, just a continuum, so I feel sorry for those who feel they're walking on glass and their soul is only happy when it's being shredded.

 

Not a condemnation, just a comment as you share wonderful efforts.

 

As to the lighting and the blown highlights, that's a reflective quality of the flat mirror like surfaces. The cure is to expose for the highlight but then you'll load up your shadows and end up having to develop and print for the shadows.

 

Now you're into choosing film with the widest latitude for the most dynamic range. High contrast lighting has it's foibles. Darn:)