Chad Schulz wrote:
A modern day noir shot. I love the contrast and B&W. I like the composition of moody lighting with a whimsical figure.
A great capture,
Chad
Thank you Chad! I think you’re right; on this particular "noir shot" I was the hungry victim watching the model devour that warm baguette, while trying to get that perfect long exposure…
Yes, a fresh warm French baguette from a night bakery…
Grrr!!!!! You make me hungry!
Nice capture. I am a big fan of black and white, I guess you can say its my current PostProcessing tendency right now. I go through phases.
I hear you Kevin; black and white photography also has a permanent space in my heart!
Thank you…
Strad wrote:
Yet another fantastic shot, John, my friend! Everything from the DOF, to the background, to the B & W conversion is great! . This'll be in the finals because it is perfect for the WA!
Louis Simpson wrote:
Very nice John! You know my love of B&W and this is perfect. Another winner...
Thanks Louis, I know we both share the same passion for black and white.
Do you recognize the location?
To me your conversion is perfect, it looks like this shot was taken with film. I think if I could do conversions like this all my shots would be displayed in B & W. You have brought me hope, now I just have to figure out how to do conversion like this.
As for the shot, very well done. The prospective you have chosen enhances the composition and really focuses on the sidewalk. Fits the WA to a T. Good luck.
To me your conversion is perfect, it looks like this shot was taken with film. I think if I could do conversions like this all my shots would be displayed in B & W. You have brought me hope, now I just have to figure out how to do conversion like this.
As for the shot, very well done. The prospective you have chosen enhances the composition and really focuses on the sidewalk. Fits the WA to a T. Good luck.
Karen
Hi Karen, thanks for the comments. I’m so glad you liked the black and white conversion so much!
Coming from many years of film work, I’m happy to tell you that I’ve found the best tool available to get ‘film’ like results, right here in this forum!
The Fred Miranda’s “BW Workflow Pro”, is priceless and it offers you complete control of the final print, just like we used to do before the digital era.
To process this picture I applied a “virtual” green filter, some fine manual tweaks and a touch of “film grain” to achieve that “classical” look…
. This'll be in the finals because it is perfect for the WA!