Any advice please?

[Boynielaad]

Took this today after specifically going looking for some candid shots in Chester city centre.

I like the image but hate the sky - all washed out after adjusting contrast for the subject.

Any ideas / comments welcome.

 

[Busby]

It's a very nice shot
If you're not happy with the sky then convert the photo to black & white.
Mono is the classic format of Street Photography so a conversion and a contrast boost should work a treat.

Hope you don't mind, had a quick go...

Slight crop on the left hand side.
Obviously you should be able to make a better job with the original photo.
Another option would be a selective colouring type shot...Leave the phone box red and the rest of the picture mono...

Anthony

 

[AndyB]

The sky is white and even enough that you could mask it out and replace it with a different sky if you wanted to.

 

[Boynielaad]

After several attempts I have the following:

This was a separate photo of sky added in as a layer and then 'rubbed out' - a bit like selective colouring.

I then converted to B&W -

Question - Is it obvious?

 

[Betty]

Answer - Yes

Plus it doesnt really suit the subject at all. Maybe a brick wall would look better?