Critique Mono or Colour - just cant decide - grab shot of my son!

[doublemint76]

I can normally tell instantly if a shot looks better in mono but i'm struggling with this one as I love them both......

Colour

Fin colour

Mono

Fin mono

Would love to hear thoughts?

 

[huffy]

My thought is the B&W image, I feel the red cap and t shirt grab the eye in the colour image but in the B&W image your sons face is the centre of interest.

 

[danielgiles]

B+w but I would pump up the contrast and rack in some clarity to make the blacks blacker and the whites whiter

 

[sep9001]

Another vote for the b&w, it stands out then the colour one.

 

[doublemint76]

Thanks everyone, I'm leaning more towards the mono version too, although I have a fondness for the colour too....

 

[Elines]

I believe B&W is generally regarded as more timeless and so is good for portraits - especially of kids - but I think the conversion regarding the face is a bit 'grungy' (not a look I personally like) so it almost looks as though he has a ?7 o'clock shadow. so .... B&W for me too but moderated a bit

 

[Idlefrog]

I prefer the colour one. He has a lovely cheerful smile and the bright colours seem to add to the happy feel. Also the Spider-Man hat to me is an important part of the photo, it is one of the reasons he is happy (just guessing), but in B&W it looks more like a boy wearing a flat cap.

 

[LongLensPhotography]

You may as well have it in mono. Everything is quite colourful and almost detracting from him, and I presume the cartoon-themed styling is not the primary feature of the shot?

 

[XFile2708]

B&W for me as well

 

[Fionab]

for once im gonna go with colour as the mono bring outs the stone work behind your sones head and im finding that very distracting and draws me eye away from your son. you cant see it in the colour

 

[mr.si]

B&W for me. He stands out much more in it.