B&W Treatmemt with Blue Filter

geospatial_junkie · November 4, 2008

I have a shot that I wanted to save. I took this during a bacherlorette I shot and it was pretty quick and informal. The girl didn't know I took the picture (I find those are the best ones). There was a big lamp behind her and I had to clone it out in the original colour version, but it left this halo (I can't get past it). I don't feel its as obvious in the b&w version.

I converted it to b&w using channel mixer and applied a blue filter to bring out her olive skin tones. I really like the result. I like it so much, I think I'll add it to my slideshow (I am revamping my site). Just curious what you all thing. Better or worse than the colour?

Original Colour (gotta love the hotel room yellow cast) :scratch

B&W Treatment with blue filter (bump in exposure as well)

RBrogen · November 4, 2008

The treatment is terrific. The color version just isn't very flattering for the subject.

geospatial_junkie · November 4, 2008

Thanks. I agree with you. The lines of her face show up nicely in the b&w version. This is the very first time I've used the blue filter option for this type of shot.

KoryJ · November 4, 2008

I like both of these. The B&W is very very good and I just can't get past her powerful eyes in the color version to find anything terribly wrong with it.