Feo pa' la foto is - I think - a Dominican expression. Things are looking bad.
I agree ‘ta feo pa’ la foto is very DR. It refers to when a person is in a difficult situation.
As well, in DR and in the Spanish-speaking world you hear todavía estamos en pañales which refers to when a process is new to someone or in politics when something is new to the country.
You hear it a lot when a new process is in the works and not fully launched yet. Testing the waters and baby steps.
-MP.