The posing chair was actually two coffee tables. As for the processing, this is fashion and not a portrait. I have been shooting long enough to know that not everyone will like my work, and I am ok with that. My parents think my stuff is strange, so it's ok if you don't like it.
I can remember in art school, one of my favorite instructors once said "never say you hate something, maybe you just don't understand it." I have always tried to follow that mantra, when I didn't like someones work.
Kevin