Ugly pictures challenge

[snowbear]

I'm starting a pool as to whether the OP comes back. We may have already scared her off, or convinced her that we're all jammin' nuts.

 

[unpopular]

Complex Forms in Nature Flickr - Photo Sharing

Some images in this project were intended specifically to be anti-aesthetic. See: "Discrete" "Stochastic I" and "Stochastic II"

 

[unpopular]

Also: Constraint and Structure Flickr - Photo Sharing

"Survival", "Shrubbery", "Habitat" and "Cliffs"

Also:
Entrance Explore ion nine s photos on Flickr. ion nine has Flickr - Photo Sharing
fall tide Explore ion nine s photos on Flickr. ion nine ha Flickr - Photo Sharing
Alcove Explore ion nine s photos on Flickr. ion nine has u Flickr - Photo Sharing

 

[martaexv]

Two out of the three posters did not read carefully:

I am considering images without human-made objects (i.e. cars, buildings, people...) or animals. For example, mountains, grass, sea landscapes... would work.

The question I would have for the OP is: are you looking for pictures of ugly subjects or ugly pictures of nice subjects? What does the adjective "ugly" attach to? Are you looking for what subjects people consider ugly, or are you concerned with how a picture of something nice can still be taken in an ugly way (as in technically poor, overprocessed, poorly composed...)?

Ugly pictures of nice subjects. Actually, the question was that in the case that you have something in front of you and you were asked to take a picture of that "something" (it doesn't matter the content), what would you do to do it the "less pretty as possible". What it comes to my mind, for example, is to not focus on that "main" subject (i.e. a tree, or a sunset) or that the "main thing" does not appear completely in the scene... this were ideas that I had, I would like to know what would you consider.

I asked for pictures "without objects" or animals because I was trying to avoid the "feeling" that these objects (due to personal memories or cultural background) could influence to the decision of if that picture is beautiful or not. Still, I am aware that beauty is on the eye of the beholder, but the question is more about... what techniques would you avoid in order to take the picture the worst as possible. Normally, anyone tries to do the opposite.

Thank you all for your answers!!!

I'm starting a pool as to whether the OP comes back. We may have already scared her off, or convinced her that we're all jammin' nuts.

Hahaha no no, I'm not scared Sorry, it was the first time I used this forum and I didn't even realized that someone answered me! Thank you all very much

 

[Wilh93]

I'm still a little confused here. When you say ugly pictures of nice subjects do you mean like horribly composes, over top HDR, etc etc?

 

[webestang64]

Want to see ugly photos? Work in a photo lab, I see them everyday.

 

[Achaicus]

So I understand he is after bad photography not ugly subjects.

 

[unpopular]

God people. This thread has proven one thing: photographers are as dumb as a box of rocks.

 

[Solarflare]

I'm with the "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" crowd.

Thus ugliness is subjective, too.

Well, if I can't post anything made by humans, or animals, I guess that leaves out photos of my ex.

If you concluded she belonged to either of those groups, sure.

 

[480sparky]

God people. This thread has proven one thing: photographers are as dumb as a box of rocks.

I resemble that remark!

 

[table1349]

Hey, as long as my box is filled with these rocks who cares.

Dumb and Rich is still RICH!!!!

 

[unpopular]

Thus ugliness is subjective, too.

Not for an AI researcher like the OP.

 

[martaexv]

Actually I don't think it's totally subjective. I believe that there's a subjective part, of course, and that part depends on our personalities, styles, experiences... But I also think that there is something inside our genetic, something that tells us if something is good or not for us and that the way that our body has to tell this it's using "pleasure", pleasure that we experiment when we're looking/feeling something that we like. On the other hand, there is the opposite, the feeling that something is not good for us, that I've called "ugliness", but maybe it's not the best word for it.

In pictures, beauty/ugliness are perceived through our eyes, when we observe them. My interest in this forum is to know what you think that is not "beautiful" for a picture. Pics overexposed, without any relevant subject (as a picture where it only appears the ground...). Maybe the best "word" for the opposite of a beautiful pic is a "boring" one Though there're people who state that "interesting" does not always imply "beautiful"

 

[unpopular]

I think there are things that are universally disliked. Did anyone REALLY like "The Macarana"?

 

[limr]

I think there are things that are universally disliked. Did anyone REALLY like "The Macarana"?

Yes, some people did like the Macarena.

No, not me.