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Black & White or Color?
Sep 25, 2011 12:06:42 #
I shot this photograph on Boat House Row in Philadelphia last weekend of a street vendor feeding the pigeons. I was wondering which format is most appropriate? B&W or Color?
Sep 25, 2011 12:34:15 #
txtinman
Loc: Lorena, TX
I love B&W, but it looks like you've lost some detail in the shadows so I think the color version works better for me.
Sep 25, 2011 12:40:44 #
Travis
Loc: Wetumpka, Alabama
I agree, I love black and white, but something is lost in the shadows. The color works better for me.
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Sep 25, 2011 12:44:08 #
Perhaps cepia? Since it has an old world feel to it - it might not work out but what the heck.
Sep 25, 2011 12:45:55 #
I like it in black and white as well and agree you've lost some details in the shadows in the conversation. I struggle with b/w conversations as I tend to make them a little muddy looking so you're doing better than me :)
What editing software are you using?
What editing software are you using?
Sep 25, 2011 12:49:28 #
Travis
Loc: Wetumpka, Alabama
The pigeons and the background clash to me in both photos (B&W and color) I think it would have been a wonderful B&W had the buildings not been in the shot, but some times we cannot help what is there and have to take the shot we have available to us.
Sep 26, 2011 07:47:07 #
@ MWAC...I use Photoshop. The B&W photo came out underexposed in the conversion from PSD to jpeg. I used adjustment layers & a high-pass filter layer on the color. Initial post-production was a conversion of raw-dng and edited it with the Camera Raw plug-in that ships with Photoshop.
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Sep 26, 2011 07:48:20 #
Sep 26, 2011 07:49:02 #
Travis wrote:
The pigeons and the background clash to me in both photos (B&W and color) I think it would have been a wonderful B&W had the buildings not been in the shot,
Me too...I am looking for a possible solution to this, but I have not found it yet.
rs
Sep 26, 2011 07:50:43 #
Thanks folks for all of your opinions. I am a new poster and I really appreciate your thoughts.
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rs
Sep 26, 2011 07:56:45 #
Check out the TOPAZ B&W filter plug-in. It makes Black and White the in thing. Google it watch the videos on you tube. Its new and on sale for half price for a few more days.
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Sep 26, 2011 08:40:30 #
my opinion is black and white. Im not going to comment on anything else because you ask that specific question. That being said I automatically go black in white when I have a seasoned person in the photo and pigeons, well as ridiculous as that sounds, its honest
Sep 26, 2011 08:47:25 #
I have a really tough time trying to decide when to use B&W and when not to, myself! Only thing I do, is play around with both and see what I like.
I tend to think that if there's good contrast, and the photo is a simple one (in other words, doesn't have a lot of "clutter" ) then it should translate to B&W nicely, but that's not always the case.
In this case, unfortunately, the pigeons translated as "clutter" for me... which is a shame, 'cause I was gonna vote for the B&W version. :)
I tend to think that if there's good contrast, and the photo is a simple one (in other words, doesn't have a lot of "clutter" ) then it should translate to B&W nicely, but that's not always the case.
In this case, unfortunately, the pigeons translated as "clutter" for me... which is a shame, 'cause I was gonna vote for the B&W version. :)
Sep 26, 2011 10:10:38 #
dkfotografi
Loc: Midwest
I kinda like the b&w better. Perhaps try adding a gradient map, then duplicate layer & high pass (depending on what suits you), change that layer to overlay, crop? Just my opinion... That's my take on it anyways.
Sep 27, 2011 19:29:12 #
I like the color one. In the black & white the pigeons are lost with all that's going on. In the color one, the pigeons take on importance.
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