Whiter Shade of Pale

briandelion

Shot near a half open doorway (north light) with ambient light on the shadow side from another distant doorway. Included a b&w version. Any feedback appreciated.

CASowers

I think with that kind of lighting, bw always seems to add a level of interest that color does not.
very nice.

jiro

I like the way you exposed for the highlights... it's just right for me. In my case I do prefer the colored version here. Great shot! thumb

briandelion

CASowers wrote: »

I think with that kind of lighting, bw always seems to add a level of interest that color does not.
very nice.

Yes, I agree about b&w - especially with male subjects. The shadows have a certain strength. In this case though, I preferred how the color brought out the pale skin tone that I liked. Thanks for your comments.

Icebear

That is a very good image. Very aware posing to make the best use of the light.

ADMIT Photography

I like the B&W better! Nice lighting!!

reyvee61

Wow, what can I say...love them both but lean towards the B&W....
Great job!

Hackbone

The ratio of the lighting is absolutely wonderful. Your use of light helps to deliver impact. Congratulations on finding the light. I'm sure your aware that you could open the shadows up more with a reflector if desired. Even try to catch some light behind him with the reflector to add a rim light.

Take him or another subject there and think about your posing. This would be a wonderful light with an older weathered face with maybe hands up to the chin and looking into the camera for more impact.

This is also a great photo to show the correct key for the background and the clothing. Visually turn the photo upside down and see where you eye goes.........straight to the face. In so many photographs snapped here the eye bounces everywhere and never settles down in one spot.

Congrats, congrats, congrats!!

briandelion

Hackbone wrote: »

The ratio of the lighting is absolutely wonderful. Your use of light helps to deliver impact. Congratulations on finding the light. I'm sure your aware that you could open the shadows up more with a reflector if desired. Even try to catch some light behind him with the reflector to add a rim light.

Take him or another subject there and think about your posing. This would be a wonderful light with an older weathered face with maybe hands up to the chin and looking into the camera for more impact.

This is also a great photo to show the correct key for the background and the clothing. Visually turn the photo upside down and see where you eye goes.........straight to the face. In so many photographs snapped here the eye bounces everywhere and never settles down in one spot.

Congrats, congrats, congrats!!

Thanks, Hackbone for the great advice. Funny you should mention about returning to that place. I was scouting out some of the studios in the art building and grabbed one of my students who was kind enough to stand in front of the door. I only took some test shots for comparison but after seeing this one thought I'd better go back next week for the real thing!

briandelion

jiro wrote: »

I like the way you exposed for the highlights... it's just right for me. In my case I do prefer the colored version here. Great shot! thumb

Thanks, Jiro for your comments. I'm glad you liked the exposure. I used spot metering and keyed off the brightest area of the face.

briandelion

Thanks Icebear, Farnsworth and Rey for taking a look. I appreciate your comments. Looks like the B&W wins out.

Qarik

bw..but the color might get more interesting if your warm it up or cool it down.

Darren Troy C

Really like the B&W version, but like Qarik's suggestion about possibly cooling the color version to see what you get. It should look pretty cool, no pun intended.

briandelion

Qarik & Darren: makes sense. I was going for that starving artist look anyway. :
Something like this? Feel free to edit if you see it differently.