Sin 02/19 -02/28 (Josh)

We all know what a sin is. We all commit them as hard, or lack there of, as we may try not to.

As my good discussion/argument-starting friend Jeff Taylor would tell you, for us Catholics, as history has shown us, we've always been big on guilt to help people realize their sins. Guilt to pay your tithe, guilt not to sin, guilt to not be guilty. Whatever it is, if you ever go into a Medieval church in Europe and stare at the awesome stained glass, statues or whatever, you always get a sense that they're looking at you in pain or shame.

Therefore, I wanted with this picture to make myself as the photographer be the sinner and get that same sense of feeling.

Nothing scares me more than a scary Virgin Mary, Jesus, and some creepy angels which I was able to find at the national Gallery of Art, West Building. Using some posturizing, I was able to add some fire and brimstone inspiring colors and keep the really dark shadows on the eyes, making my skin crawl. Below you will find the original.

I'm off to confession.