Color or black-and-white?
Dec 5, 2011 22:07:08 #
PhotoDeb wrote:
quote=renomike quote=PhotoDeb Below is a portrai... (show quote)
I know nothing about high key. I like the B&W. If you used an off-white, would that make it a non- high key?
Dec 5, 2011 23:27:15 #
Here is a short description of high key:
High key photography uses unnaturally bright lighting to blow out most or all harsh shadows in an image. High key methods were originally developed as a solution to screens that couldnt properly display high contrast ratios, but has developed into more of a stylistic choice.
I used photoshop and Topaz to blow it out.
Do a search on high key photography images to see some good examples. Some of them look really cool.
Nice bw interpretation, Meives.
High key photography uses unnaturally bright lighting to blow out most or all harsh shadows in an image. High key methods were originally developed as a solution to screens that couldnt properly display high contrast ratios, but has developed into more of a stylistic choice.
I used photoshop and Topaz to blow it out.
Do a search on high key photography images to see some good examples. Some of them look really cool.
Nice bw interpretation, Meives.
Dec 6, 2011 07:24:13 #
Dec 6, 2011 07:37:59 #
nikondaddy
Loc: Mayfield,Kentucky
It,s an old technique used in old black and white years ago but in color it,s new and different. The muted colors make it artistic to me. A true black and white photographer never shot in color in the first place to have to deal with black and white in the second. It,s a digital decision.
Dec 6, 2011 08:04:39 #
Dec 6, 2011 08:14:42 #
jimsmartphotography
Loc: Joshua Tree, CA
Black and White -- color can distract, and it does in your options.
Dec 6, 2011 08:24:11 #
B&W, definitely. Your heavily vignetted B&W works for me, but the color one looks washed out.
Dec 6, 2011 08:27:36 #
I like it...I see what you were going for; high key look.
I think the black and white version makes it look more intimate.
the ONLY thing I would change is to remove that small blemish on the end of his nose.
I like what you've done....good interpretation.
I think the black and white version makes it look more intimate.
the ONLY thing I would change is to remove that small blemish on the end of his nose.
I like what you've done....good interpretation.
Dec 6, 2011 08:59:51 #
Bob Curtis
Loc: Bay City, TX
Most unusual example of just what can be done with a portrait. When you show things like this it makes me think that there was some alteration done to the photo, which, in itself, is not wrong. I have done an 11x14 of Buffalo grazing on Jack Rabbit Flats, just east of the Teton Mountains and using Photoshop and converting it to a B/W print with all types of subtilities and won a first prize at an Art League Contest a couple of years ago. It is always amazing to see just what you can do with Photoshop with a little help from Scott Kelby and his team at NAPP!
Bob Curtis
Bob Curtis
Dec 6, 2011 09:43:46 #
The first one is great....very dramatic in B&W ! Exposure is perfect for what you were trying to do !
Dec 6, 2011 09:58:53 #
PhotoDeb wrote:
Thanks for the input, everyone. I'll see if I like it with a little more detail on the top left. General preference seems to lean toward bw.
I love the blown-out detail. First pic, b&w. Looks very artistic! How'd you do it?
Dec 6, 2011 10:07:02 #
Something Candid Photography
Loc: Houston, Texas
I love the b&w version. It looks like a drawing. Good work and very creative.
Dec 6, 2011 10:11:28 #
have you concidered both? with your permission i will post fot you to see
Dec 6, 2011 10:12:24 #
PhotoDeb wrote:
Below is a portrait I took at Occupy San Francisco on Dec. 4. It is my best portrait so far. I can't decide whether I like color or black and white best. I like them both. Does anyone have a preference/opinion?
can we see the color 1?
Dec 6, 2011 10:25:56 #
I think the color version is very neat. It is very artsy looking! I am sure the guy in the pic would love to have that. I would!
:)
PhotoDeb wrote:
Aaargh! I managed to get the same photo twice. I'll try again......
:)
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