Domestic Bliss: Mother Of Two Takes Darkly Humorous Family Photos
Viktorija Gabulaitė Community member
Susan Copich, actress and a mother of two from New York, has taken a dark humor approach towards traditional family photos with a series of daring images entitled “Domestic Bliss.”
Copich spent years taking family portraits, but when she reached her mid-forties, she realized that she was missing from almost every photo. That’s when she decided to take things into her own hands, creating photo ideas that would reflect all of her feelings – even the ambiguous or negative ones.
“If you’ve met me, I have a very seemingly sunny disposition, but I have a whole interior world where at different times I’ve felt depression and angst. For many years, I put it in a little ball, and I decided to just explore it this time. It’s been so fun to bring those feelings into photoshoot ideas and give them light,” she says. Each of these darkly funny photos has what Susan calls a ‘twist of darkness’ that challenges the ordinary perception of happiness of the family members.
More info: susancopich.com | Facebook (h/t: petapixel)
Witching Hour
Copyright Susan Copich
Toy
Copyright Susan Copich
Sugar Rush
Copyright Susan Copich
Baggage
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Copyright Susan Copich
Mommy Time
Copyright Susan Copich
Bath Time
Copyright Susan Copich
Spare The Rod
Copyright Susan Copich
Old Habits
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Copyright Susan Copich
Let Go
Copyright Susan Copich
Anger Management
Copyright Susan Copich
Spilt Milk
Copyright Susan Copich
Happy Days
Copyright Susan Copich
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I like how the dad is this mysterious entity (with face never shown)...
I like how the dad has seriously scorching hot abs
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Totally distracted everyone from the fact that the one little girl has a gun pointed at the other one... (Go look again, I'll wait....)
Timothy Urban... You are right!!! it completely distracted me, I had to double check you were being serious LOL
That is definitely NOT the dad. I love how mother and girl are both playing with "loaded guns" ;)
Enough about the gun, am I the only one who noticed the coke setup in the Christmas pic?
He's a dangerous toy hence the kids and the gun. They're all playing with fire.
Actually no, the dad has chubby old man fingers, the pool boy does not, therefore, dad does not have abs.
It's the same man, look at the hands. And in no pic is he wearing a ring.
@TimothyUrban haha!! Spot on! I had to go back and check. I was def too distracted by the abs
RogerWayne It's the same guy in all the pics, he's a nail biter. also he's in the Sugar rush pic in the mirror.
Wow, I missed the gun. Also missed the noose in happy days. Crazyiness.
I had to go back and look ... totally correct, didn't even SEE the gun.
@TimothyUrban as I was scrolling back up I was thinking "I swear to god this guy better not be trolling me." and you were not. 10 internets.
Actually no... that's not the dad, the dad has chubby old man fingers. the pool boy does not.
The dad is the average body man in the suit, the hottie is a model.
That was definitely NOT the dad. The title "TOY," with the mother and little girl both holding a "loaded gun" is brilliant!
Dad ? Hubby >>> nooo that is the Toy boy the Hubby off bonking the Au Pair
of course we saw the gun, Timothy, that was the point of the pic... the heading was toys..... it is extremely satirical... and brilliant!
The dad is the average body man in the suit, the hottie is a model.
Or it's NOT "the dad" which is sort of the point! "The Toy" double entendre...toy gun or toy boy ???
In the photo of her in the pool she's wearing a ring. Commitment issues? Both her and her daughter are playing with "guns" once fired= fatal
the mystery is what the viewer puts in. actually, he's only absent :)
TimothyUrban haven't u noticed photoshop everywhere! just dark humor ! :) : p
Maybe He was Just The Milk man.. That's Whom My mommy said my daddy wss...;p
The milk man... hmm... How does that tie into the crying over spilled milk?
I interpret this as satire, poking fun at the moms who take sexy selfies and etc. while being oblivious to their children in the background.
It almost looks like it's defending those moms as they have lives and thoughts of their own outside of their children.
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Very clever and fun, except the dog one. Don't like the dog one. Because cute dog. However, it does capture brilliantly the mood.
Electrocuting the kids in the tub is alright, just don't hurt the cute dog.
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She is also electrocuting herself, which will prevent her from killing the dog, so yes, I guess it's alright.
Considering there is a no-fault protection switch on the hair dryer... don't think it's going to work.
@victorialaschinski, there is a mythbusters episode about that. Don't remember the outcome. Check it out.
I doubt the reality of actually electrocuting anyone with a tub and hairdryer...
Agreed, there are a couple, including the dog one that make me panicky a bit, very strong pictures.
Yes, that was my point. You don't have to like looking at something to appreciate the accomplishment.
If only I could control that. But I can't. I don't think people really read my whole comment.
Why are prople being a******s about this? I was being honest and lighthearted. Even tried a bit of humor in how I wrote it.
AndrewWerling, I think (most) people are being sarcastically humorous in agreement with you. Don't worry about 1 or 2 that don't get it.
Yeah, hard not to be a somewhat grouchy-sarcastic mood after those photos. It brings out our own honest darkness.
The point of art is to evoke emotion. These pics obviously do on many levels....well done.
and a child pointing a gun at the other kid is fine--as long as the dog is ok
Another person who didn't understand my post. God, the internet sucks.
Andrew, don't take it so hard. Nobody EVER understands anything the way it is meant. Just try to understand yourself and let others be blind
I like how the dad is this mysterious entity (with face never shown)...
I like how the dad has seriously scorching hot abs
Load More Replies... Totally distracted everyone from the fact that the one little girl has a gun pointed at the other one... (Go look again, I'll wait....)
Timothy Urban... You are right!!! it completely distracted me, I had to double check you were being serious LOL
That is definitely NOT the dad. I love how mother and girl are both playing with "loaded guns" ;)
Enough about the gun, am I the only one who noticed the coke setup in the Christmas pic?
He's a dangerous toy hence the kids and the gun. They're all playing with fire.
Actually no, the dad has chubby old man fingers, the pool boy does not, therefore, dad does not have abs.
It's the same man, look at the hands. And in no pic is he wearing a ring.
@TimothyUrban haha!! Spot on! I had to go back and check. I was def too distracted by the abs
RogerWayne It's the same guy in all the pics, he's a nail biter. also he's in the Sugar rush pic in the mirror.
Wow, I missed the gun. Also missed the noose in happy days. Crazyiness.
I had to go back and look ... totally correct, didn't even SEE the gun.
@TimothyUrban as I was scrolling back up I was thinking "I swear to god this guy better not be trolling me." and you were not. 10 internets.
Actually no... that's not the dad, the dad has chubby old man fingers. the pool boy does not.
The dad is the average body man in the suit, the hottie is a model.
That was definitely NOT the dad. The title "TOY," with the mother and little girl both holding a "loaded gun" is brilliant!
Dad ? Hubby >>> nooo that is the Toy boy the Hubby off bonking the Au Pair
of course we saw the gun, Timothy, that was the point of the pic... the heading was toys..... it is extremely satirical... and brilliant!
The dad is the average body man in the suit, the hottie is a model.
Or it's NOT "the dad" which is sort of the point! "The Toy" double entendre...toy gun or toy boy ???
In the photo of her in the pool she's wearing a ring. Commitment issues? Both her and her daughter are playing with "guns" once fired= fatal
the mystery is what the viewer puts in. actually, he's only absent :)
TimothyUrban haven't u noticed photoshop everywhere! just dark humor ! :) : p
Maybe He was Just The Milk man.. That's Whom My mommy said my daddy wss...;p
The milk man... hmm... How does that tie into the crying over spilled milk?
I interpret this as satire, poking fun at the moms who take sexy selfies and etc. while being oblivious to their children in the background.
It almost looks like it's defending those moms as they have lives and thoughts of their own outside of their children.
Load More Replies... Very clever and fun, except the dog one. Don't like the dog one. Because cute dog. However, it does capture brilliantly the mood.
Electrocuting the kids in the tub is alright, just don't hurt the cute dog.
Load More Replies... She is also electrocuting herself, which will prevent her from killing the dog, so yes, I guess it's alright.
Considering there is a no-fault protection switch on the hair dryer... don't think it's going to work.
@victorialaschinski, there is a mythbusters episode about that. Don't remember the outcome. Check it out.
I doubt the reality of actually electrocuting anyone with a tub and hairdryer...
Agreed, there are a couple, including the dog one that make me panicky a bit, very strong pictures.
Yes, that was my point. You don't have to like looking at something to appreciate the accomplishment.
If only I could control that. But I can't. I don't think people really read my whole comment.
Why are prople being a******s about this? I was being honest and lighthearted. Even tried a bit of humor in how I wrote it.
AndrewWerling, I think (most) people are being sarcastically humorous in agreement with you. Don't worry about 1 or 2 that don't get it.
Yeah, hard not to be a somewhat grouchy-sarcastic mood after those photos. It brings out our own honest darkness.
The point of art is to evoke emotion. These pics obviously do on many levels....well done.
and a child pointing a gun at the other kid is fine--as long as the dog is ok
Another person who didn't understand my post. God, the internet sucks.
Andrew, don't take it so hard. Nobody EVER understands anything the way it is meant. Just try to understand yourself and let others be blind
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