my cousin - b&w

ivar

Easter was traditionally a day for a family gathering on my father's side of the family. Due to circumstances (and better weather) it's been moved to whitsun.

I ended up taking not so many shots as I thought I did, but I really liked this shot of my cousin. Of course I decided to blow it a bit, just enough for my little bit of PP skills to not be able to fix it. Andy's solution: Black and white. I'm glad I listened.

The sweater turned out a little dark, but I like it.

Black and white:


and the original:


Comments, critiques, especially on the conversion much appreciated!

System

I dunno-

maybe a little blown on the forehead-

but I like both the color and bw-

and she is a pretty girl with a neat smile-

ivar

gefillmore wrote:

I dunno-

maybe a little blown on the forehead-

but I like both the color and bw-

and she is a pretty girl with a neat smile-

Hi George,

The shot wasn't blown by much, but I seem to like the b/w much better. The colored version just doesn't show the way she acutally looked, if you know what I mean.

Thanks for looking!

Arnica

Ivar, nice picture !
I like B&W better because in my opinion she looks more feminine.
Regards,

ivar

Arnica wrote:

Ivar, nice picture !
I like B&W better because in my opinion she looks more feminine.
Regards,

Haha, that's a great reason to like the b/w more. I hadn't looked at the shot that way yet. I'll have to look at it again now

Thanks for looking and commenting!

urbanaries

love the black and white version. She's a cutie!

Thiago Sigrist

Hi Ivar!

While I'm not sure the color shot is blown (let's say it's bright ), the B&W is killer, and, at least to me, it's all about the contrast in that B&W.

It puts a lot of life in her hair, and it makes her blouse and the background darker, further directing attention to her face and her lovely smile and expression (which is, IMHO, the #1 thing in portraiture -- everything else is secondary).

Great job!

Thanks so much for sharing!
Take care!

-- thiago

ivar

urbanaries wrote:

love the black and white version. She's a cutie!

Hi Lynne,
Thanks, I'll let her know you think so too

ivar

Thiago Sigrist wrote:

Hi Ivar!

While I'm not sure the color shot is blown (let's say it's bright ), the B&W is killer, and, at least to me, it's all about the contrast in that B&W.

It puts a lot of life in her hair, and it makes her blouse and the background darker, further directing attention to her face and her lovely smile and expression (which is, IMHO, the #1 thing in portraiture -- everything else is secondary).

Great job!

Thanks so much for sharing!
Take care!

-- thiago

Hi Thiago,

Thanks for your comments.

It is mainly the red channel that is blown, or as good as blown.
I agree, the expression and smile is what is the important thing in portraits.
Thanks!

CathieT

I think Thiago's just about covered everything, so all I'm gonna add is that it is a lovely crisp conversion of a wonderfully natural portrait!

Nice work.

ivar

CathieT wrote:

I think Thiago's just about covered everything, so all I'm gonna add is that it is a lovely crisp conversion of a wonderfully natural portrait!

Nice work.

Thanks for the comment and compliment, Cathie!

saurora

She's a pretty girl and looks good in both color and B&W, but I like the punchiness in the B&W. Nice shot, Ivar!

Seneca

I do like the B&W...she looks a little like Renee Zelleweger...who by the way is from the GREAT STATE OF TEXAS.

Nice pic.

David_S85

B&W Sometimes a shot can say everything you need it to say with tone only. I think this is one of those.

ivar

saurora wrote:

She's a pretty girl and looks good in both color and B&W, but I like the punchiness in the B&W. Nice shot, Ivar!

Thanks, Saurora, I too like the B&W much better as opposed to the color version

ivar

Seneca wrote:

I do like the B&W...she looks a little like Renee Zelleweger...who by the way is from the GREAT STATE OF TEXAS.

Nice pic.

Thanks Seneca. I've actually lived in Texas, and flew, among other planes, Seneca's

ivar

David_S85 wrote:

B&W Sometimes a shot can say everything you need it to say with tone only. I think this is one of those.

Thank for the great compliment, David