I personally named this picture the paradigm of suppression. This powerful imagime portrays the cultivation of violence in the mind of children due to their ubiquitous interaction with agression and supression. The picture, according to the source, was taken at a "favela" (potuguese for slum) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Favelas are associated with crime, poverty and asssorted illegal activities. I chose this picture because it reflects one of the most controversial social and moral problems of society.
Although the manipulation was simple and limited, all changes were done with the purpose of enhancing the theme of disharmony. The brightness of the picture was increased to 150%. The input levels were increased to obtain a higher contrast between dark and light. The exposure and the saturation fo the colors were increased to drag it from normality. Moreover i increased the eye shadows for both the victim kid and the kid to the left of him. In the original photo the victim kid is looking straight at the camera which in my opinion takes away credibility.
As i final tough i modified the upper-corner to the left which had a different texture that the overall background and simply patched a regular part of the background.
Although the manipulation was simple and limited, all changes were done with the purpose of enhancing the theme of disharmony. The brightness of the picture was increased to 150%. The input levels were increased to obtain a higher contrast between dark and light. The exposure and the saturation fo the colors were increased to drag it from normality. Moreover i increased the eye shadows for both the victim kid and the kid to the left of him. In the original photo the victim kid is looking straight at the camera which in my opinion takes away credibility.
As i final tough i modified the upper-corner to the left which had a different texture that the overall background and simply patched a regular part of the background.
My modification was not harmful at all. I simply wanted to highlight the themes of absurdism and disharmony and therefore changed the saturationa and contrast to make the colors be more flashy.
Really powerful image and really well done!
ReplyDeleteI think your alterations would actually be beneficial if used in the right context because it enhances the message being conveyed. Nice work.
ReplyDeleteAwesome picture, you really did a good job of bringing out the violence.
ReplyDeleteThe added brightness and saturation bring about the point you were trying to highlight. Well done :)
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