I posted a B&W version of this classic Hollywood-style portrait in the big FE image thread. In addition to that, I am including the color version here. Which one do you like better?
AGeoJO wrote:
I posted a B&W version of this classic Hollywood-style portrait in the big FE image thread. In addition to that, I am including the color version here. Which one do you like better?
Beautiful images as always! Personally, I prefer the B&W one.
Overall I prefer the colour version except the red background is too strong for my liking. I might even select it and try various changes to see what works better.
The B&W is more harmonious, partly because the background tones in better, but lacks a bit of dimensionality in the face, due to the lighting I suspect. Not quite Hollywood '30s butterfly lighting -- but close.
Beautiful subject, beautiful pose, beautiful photo either way. These are just fine points of reaction in case they are of any help.
AGeoJO wrote:
I posted a B&W version of this classic Hollywood-style portrait in the big FE image thread. In addition to that, I am including the color version here. Which one do you like better?
I prefer the colour one. For me, it's not even close.
ocean2059 wrote:
Beautiful images as always! Personally, I prefer the B&W one.
dakel wrote:
Very hard to pick perhaps the colour one. Let's say you were going to print and hang it, then let the room decide It's a wonderful picture
rob_ww wrote:
Overall I prefer the colour version except the red background is too strong for my liking. I might even select it and try various changes to see what works better.
The B&W is more harmonious, partly because the background tones in better, but lacks a bit of dimensionality in the face, due to the lighting I suspect. Not quite Hollywood '30s butterfly lighting -- but close.
Beautiful subject, beautiful pose, beautiful photo either way. These are just fine points of reaction in case they are of any help.
Gunzorro wrote:
I agree with Rob.
Maybe a version with the reds de-saturated a bit -- the skin also seems too pink to be realistic.
Great picture, regardless! Great work!
JD07 wrote:
I prefer the colour one. For me, it's not even close.
jmmaher wrote:
The color one is eye catching. Jim
Thank you very much for your feedback and kind comments, everyone! I don’t take portraits in a (rented) studio that much. I always enjoy playing with various lighting setups, applying various themes of the model/outfits. In general I prefer doing that using available light where we can play with the depth-of-field significantly more so using a fast lens.
Here are a few of a complete stranger that I asked politely whether she would pose for me and she obliged. I did send her the images. I just had a single lens that day and whatever I had would have to do it.
It's a wonderful picture
