B/W or Color

RacinRandyRacinRandy Registered Users Posts: 187 Major grins
edited January 7, 2011 in People
Did an little session with a musician last night courtesy of an Established Photg friend.

Justin came in early to set-up and agreed to sit for the members of a local photo guild. The whole thing turned out pretty fun with some Darn good music to boot.

Anyways, Here's my favorite shot from his session with me. One shot, two processing choices. C&C Desired

I can't decide which I like better

B/W
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or color
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Randy

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  • mud390mud390 Registered Users Posts: 219 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2011
    I like both, but if I was forced to chose one or the other I'd have to go with the b/w. Excellent picture, either way!

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  • Jago-ViGJago-ViG Registered Users Posts: 48 Big grins
    edited January 7, 2011
    B/W without a doubt!
  • zoomerzoomer Registered Users Posts: 3,688 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2011
    Black and white.
    Color version looks over smoothed and a bit orange....my monitor is crap...so could be wrong :).
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  • adbsgicomadbsgicom Registered Users Posts: 3,615 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2011
    b/w. The higher contrast works well...
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  • HackboneHackbone Registered Users Posts: 4,027 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2011
    B&W is nice and edgy but the color has more consumer appeal to me.
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  • briandelionbriandelion Registered Users Posts: 512 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2011
    If it's a CD cover I would go with the color. Just tone down the golden tones slightly. It evokes a romantic vibe to me. So unless this guy plays heavy metal I think it would work nicely! drums.gif
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  • r3t1awr3ydr3t1awr3yd Registered Users Posts: 1,000 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2011
    Here's another vote for color. I actually don't like the B/W conversion and I think it's cus the eye is so dark in the conversion but right in your face in color.
    The color looks softer than the B/W but I think that's part of the contrast people were talking about. I'd over lay the color with the b/w and adjust to taste :P
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  • Mike JMike J Registered Users Posts: 1,029 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2011
    briandelion wrote: »
    If it's a CD cover I would go with the color. Just tone down the golden tones slightly. It evokes a romantic vibe to me. So unless this guy plays heavy metal I think it would work nicely! drums.gif
    +1. I prefer the color as well but would tone down the gold/orange a little bit.
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  • jirojiro Registered Users Posts: 1,865 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2011
    I'd go for the b&w, BUT... i just hope that you bring some detail back on his right cheek that was lost on the pp. Nice composition, btw. thumb.gif
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  • reyvee61reyvee61 Registered Users Posts: 1,877 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2011
    I prefer the B&W also as I feel the color is off with regards to his skin tones.
    Love the lighting
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  • KsjonesKsjones Registered Users Posts: 32 Big grins
    edited January 7, 2011
    B/W for sure
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  • VayCayMomVayCayMom Registered Users Posts: 1,870 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2011
    on my monitor the B&W version cuts off the tip of his nose, blacks are way dark. that is why i vote color.
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  • reyvee61reyvee61 Registered Users Posts: 1,877 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2011
    VayCayMom wrote: »
    on my monitor the B&W version cuts off the tip of his nose, blacks are way dark. that is why i vote color.
    I see that too....
    Yo soy Reynaldo
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