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This is a discussion on Color or B&W within the People forums, part of the Showcase category; Do you have a preference? I know I cut her shoe off a little, missed focus a little and I ...

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Color or B&W - 10-13-2011, 05:58 PM

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Do you have a preference? I know I cut her shoe off a little, missed focus a little and I dont care for the B&W post I did, but overall I like the B&W the best....I think
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[IMG] IMG_2977B&W by David Whatley, on Flickr[/IMG]

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10-13-2011, 06:27 PM


Hm, I'm a little stumped by this one. I think I like it from the elbows up as a B&W - strikes me as a cover for a 50's magazine or something. However with the dress blowing around, it would be too risque for that time period. It's a lot more playful, which I think works with the color better.

So basically, I have no idea

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10-13-2011, 06:47 PM


I think the dress itself being so colorful has a lot of personality that gets lost in the B&W. The color enhances the fun aspect of the image, so I think it's best in color.
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10-17-2011, 04:02 PM


grey or pink. tough choice.
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10-17-2011, 08:22 PM


I really like the color one, i say go color all the way.

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10-17-2011, 08:32 PM


If a photo can stand on its own with no color, then it needs to be B/W

This one needs to be B/W. I like it best that way!
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10-17-2011, 11:42 PM


I do like the B/W, but the conversion settings you've used here seem to put darkness on the model's face that is not in the color version. In the color version her face is nice and bright, but in the B/W conversion her face has some sort of dark tone or something.

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10-18-2011, 08:52 AM


Sorry for being picky, but the images need to be cleaned up before I like either one of them. Once cleaned up I am partial to the color one because the bright color helps convey the feeling of carefree joy.
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