Working on B&W with Colour

Joe Dukovac

Hey Everyone,

I was working on some poses, and took this one to see how it would turn out in B&W with a splash of colour. C&C are welcome.

Thanks
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Flutist

I love B&W with splash of color!! Probably my favorite. Have you tried it with a baby girl yet. Totally cute if the only thing in color is a hair bow.

Joe Dukovac

I haven't done baby's with the colour yet. This is the first shot that I have tried it with. I do like how it has a subtleness to it. I think I will continue to experiment in this area a bit.

swintonphoto

I think when you do B&W with color you need to make the part of the image that is in color be of import. I think in this image, I spend the whole time looking at the clothing, not the person. So, I think in this instance it makes the image more about the clothing than the person - which is likely not the purpose of a portrait. I think something like this would work well for a company advertising clothing. But, I think the person in the photo becomes lost.

Joe Dukovac

I have to agree with you on that. After looking at it again, the colour does seem to distract from the person. Maybe if the lips or eyes were coloured instead of the clothing, it would draw more attention and make the face stand out more.

Paulcao

Yeah, the selective coloring needs to be done on areas of focus. The shot is just a little to tight for me also. Maybe just to not cut off the legs/feet.

jeffreaux2

I am not a big fan of selective coloring. I have seen it work really nicely only a handfull of times in portraiture....have seen quite a good many nice selectively colored landscapes. More often than not it comes off as.....cheesy.

Of course this is only my opinion.....for what that is worth.

Chrissiebeez_NL

well regardless of whether you like it or not, i believe (or see) the face is greenish.. that shouldnt be right..

nice try though!

1pocket

I kind of like selective color now and then, but a pale green sweater wastes the idea, in my opinion. Try it on another image; you've got the tools now!

cmason

I prefer it used when you wish to call out some object specifically, say perhaps the bracelet on her arm. Coloring her clothes seems overly distracting, IMHO

mrpilles

Cropped just below her sweater, in spite of cutting off her hand avoids that "crotchy" look and is just as interesting.