I actually agree with robert. Its not bad, but its not good… I don’t know… I think i would like to see this done to a better model. Maybe if they did a better job with blending her into the background where you actually have to look for her. Maybe with a model who isnt pregnant…?
I think the concept is very nice. But I would never have used a pregnant lady, and in no universe ever would a woman want her boobs to be deflated planets 😛 Good concept, bad execution.
Actually, I get it. It’s body painting on a pregnant woman. Seems unlikely the photog chose the paint – that would be left to the artist and client. Bizarre choice, I admit – but probably not the blame of the photog. So, client now wants photos of the body art. Having set all of that scenario up, I don’t find the photogs work all that faulty.
Having worked with body art artists myself, they tend to be a rather strange lot . . . . . . sometimes you just gotta go with the flow . . . . .
Go with the flow all you want; you don’t put it in your portfolio with your name on it. Let the client walk out, smile as you deposit the check, and walk away shaking your head. DO NOT use it to promote yourself.
It is bodypainting – I have been to the photog’s site, and there is a series of shots – some with a less dramatic background – it is fairly clear it is bodypainting. And, if one of your potential client groups is body painting artists, why not have a small portfolio that includes this shot? If one accepts this is bodypainting, then, NicCole, what are the problems with the photo? Focus? No. Lighting? No. Composition? No. . . . . .
I think it is genius and so what if it’s a body type or alternative style that you don’t understand at first glance. I don’t think any of the gawkers commenting here would have the guts to put something like this out. It is so uncool to make fun of the subjects looks.
Genius? Body painting is genius? Definition of genius:A genius is someone embodying exceptional intellectual ability, creativity, or originality, typically to a degree that is associated with the achievement of unprecedented insight. Paint and a camera doesn’t make you genius.
good job, fauxtog! not only did you manage to make a pregnant lady look like a man, but you made earth look all floppy. Seriously, as long as you were ‘shopping, you couldn’t have made her boobs look more… round? planet-like?
Angela
This scares me! Strange…very strange.
Melissa Burke
ditto… along with a confused looking face!
Christine
O.o what the hell is that?!
TheCollector
And I am Galactus, Eater of worlds!!
spike
+1,001 interwebz for you! *highfive*
Lalalalaaaaa
HAHAHAHAAAHHAHAAA!!! WOE were they thinking??
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yikes you posted their phone number?? not cool
katie
Well, made it easy to find their page. Nice catch.
Jen
Made them easy to find
Christine
Looks like they covered it now
TollToll
*snap* I missed it.
nawarb
I can see Ur-anus!!
Me
Are they trying to say she’s really big?
“Does this planet make my ass look fat?”
upsi
but … um …
patty
I just finally got my mouth to close. wow.
Artie Fufkin
There is some weird gravitational field on the top green planets. they are really ellpitical and sort of look like saggy painted tits
Joe
Bwhahaahaaaa!~!!
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Definitely not cool that you left the number… I found the page very easily.
Morgan
………wth were they thinking?!?!
Scarlet
Thank gawd they didn’t include Uranus!
Jessanderson
What the heck IS that?!!!!!! This passes way beyond fauxtography into just plain bizarro land!!!!!
Robert
Weird, but creative idea. Even the execution is not too terrible. Maybe it’s due to the model that the outcome is rather creepy.
Jessanderson
You CAN’T be serious?! In WHAT universe (pun intended) is this creative?? Maybe if you’re a few planets short of a complete milky way!
desmond
I actually agree with robert. Its not bad, but its not good… I don’t know… I think i would like to see this done to a better model. Maybe if they did a better job with blending her into the background where you actually have to look for her. Maybe with a model who isnt pregnant…?
Mik
I think the concept is very nice. But I would never have used a pregnant lady, and in no universe ever would a woman want her boobs to be deflated planets 😛 Good concept, bad execution.
Jim
It seems to me the pregnancy is part of the story — life, creation, sun, earth — didn’t you ever see The Tree of Life?
andy
my… good… god…
BurninBiomass
Hey model, cheer up! At least they didn’t show Uranus!
Mark B.
Earth is looking a bit saggy. :p
snowbear
I can hear the doctor now . . . “Congratulations, it’s a gaseous giant.”
MW
I’m pretty sure that’s what they said the day my husband was born…
Orlando
I must say this is actually kinda awesome..
NicCole
With the pointy nose and the bad painting, her face looks kinda alien-bird’ish. It makes it much creepier.
Gal with a Camera
This is one of those pictures that I look at and all I can think is…
WHAT THE HECK?!?!?
Gina
Seriously? Who dreams this @#$% up?
Bob
Now that is the kind of crap that should be on this site!
spike
I have made it a personal rule NEVER to use Photoshop while drinking.
Clearly this person should do likewise and NEVER use PicMonkey while dropping acid. Talk about a waste of perfectly good LSD.
Jim
Actually, I get it. It’s body painting on a pregnant woman. Seems unlikely the photog chose the paint – that would be left to the artist and client. Bizarre choice, I admit – but probably not the blame of the photog. So, client now wants photos of the body art. Having set all of that scenario up, I don’t find the photogs work all that faulty.
Having worked with body art artists myself, they tend to be a rather strange lot . . . . . . sometimes you just gotta go with the flow . . . . .
MP
I bet it’s not bodypainting, it’s bringing a Black Metal diguise to the next level!
NicCole
Go with the flow all you want; you don’t put it in your portfolio with your name on it. Let the client walk out, smile as you deposit the check, and walk away shaking your head. DO NOT use it to promote yourself.
Jim
It is bodypainting – I have been to the photog’s site, and there is a series of shots – some with a less dramatic background – it is fairly clear it is bodypainting. And, if one of your potential client groups is body painting artists, why not have a small portfolio that includes this shot? If one accepts this is bodypainting, then, NicCole, what are the problems with the photo? Focus? No. Lighting? No. Composition? No. . . . . .
Joe C
I have to agree, technically its a fair photo. The concept is obviously odd, but hey … they did an ok job at executing the concept.
TollToll
I think that this is a client request, how could it not be?
Pelham
Bodypainting – cool. Angry-looking pregnant model – not cool.
Gina
No. Just, no.
Jim
I think it is genius and so what if it’s a body type or alternative style that you don’t understand at first glance. I don’t think any of the gawkers commenting here would have the guts to put something like this out. It is so uncool to make fun of the subjects looks.
Jim
Genius? Body painting is genius? Definition of genius:A genius is someone embodying exceptional intellectual ability, creativity, or originality, typically to a degree that is associated with the achievement of unprecedented insight. Paint and a camera doesn’t make you genius.
This is a valid statement...
I definitely would *not* have the guts to put something like this out. So you are correct.
Rick
Someone’s creative license should be revoked, along with their copy of PhotoShop.
Mia
Actually, I think the body paint concept was pretty cool. Bad angle, horrible backdrop blending.
MM
I think the earth is off it’s axis.
justme
good job, fauxtog! not only did you manage to make a pregnant lady look like a man, but you made earth look all floppy. Seriously, as long as you were ‘shopping, you couldn’t have made her boobs look more… round? planet-like?
AbsyntheGreene
I like the idea of this, and the execution is okay, but the end result just doesn’t work.
kliz
Obviously you guys haven’t heard of the term surrealism.