Captivating!
Absolutely not a mono conversion, I'm beginning to think "mono conversion" is becoming a stock response and a bit cliche. As for the photo I absolutely love it!.The colouring/tones and light are spot on for me, I did just wonder if it would read better flipped so the light is top left but that is just curiosity and not crit at all.
B&W is getting a bit long it the tooth esp. with rather strange reproduction of colours. But monochromatic can be anything based on a single colour and that is very near a monochromatic photo.Are you saying there's no merit in a mono conversion?
I love the photo as is, but I can see how it would also look great in mono.
Are you saying there's no merit in a mono conversion?
Not at all, I have been known to do it myself but sometimes it feels like people throw it in as a stock comment from the commenters handbook. This photo already has a limited and muted colour pallet that I find very harmonious and, again for me, more would be lost than is gained by going mono.
Quite pleased with this one.. mainly 'cos I didn't use any lights other than the big bright thing in the sky.
All thoughts welcome - a few folk elsewhere have suggested a mono conversion but I haven't yet 'cos I love the warm tones.
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Fine work - excellent study- interesting and effective use of
ambient light
I considered toning it down but actually like the fact that (a) it is virtually as it came off the card, contrast wise and (b) the fact that it does distract from the figure slightly. I think the fact that she slightly plays second fiddle to the bright patch enhances the sense of solitude.B&W is getting a bit long it the tooth esp. with rather strange reproduction of colours. But monochromatic can be anything based on a single colour and that is very near a monochromatic photo.
@juggler very nice just that the bright spot on the paneling is a bit too bright and attracts my eyes too much.
I hate "great shot" comments - but that was a pretty nice photograph you took there.
Personally - no to B&W. Lipstick + top + makeup + light = perfect. Your instinct is bob on.
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Love it. Natural light shots always seem to add something special.
It would have been even more special if a touch more light has reflected back into the shadows.
I did seriously consider it, and decided against. Perhaps that was an error? I think it would have been very easy to kill the drama, though.
Please do share!Very nice.
I like that you placed the dark window frame shadow behind the bright portion of her face. I would have preferred her positioned a bit farther right in order to take maximum benefit of that. And to integrate the white portion a little better. Then just a little editing to remove the highlights along the left side that would have been extended.
I did a quick edit to demonstrate if you'd like to see it.
Here you go.Please do share!
I quite like this image... I would just bring up the eyes a hair.Here's another from the same set. Less successful in many ways but perhaps more visually interesting - and definitely more me.
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Here you go.
If she was moved just a bit right (and possibly forward to keep her in the light) the shadow would extend behind her neck eliminating that spot on the wall. And it would connect the rectangle of light more, almost as if it's the ray of light falling one her. At least that's my feeling.
It would also extend the light on the wall behind her, which would need edited out (or flagged). The result would look like this (w/ small change to the composition/framing).
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Hiya.
Love the colour "Biased as I prefer colour as a rule"
Like whats been said above, the use of light is fab. Did you happen accross this light whilst shooting in this area or had you clocked it before and gone there to do the shoot ? Just trying to get an angle on how the shot came together and whats your train of thought as you go about creating these images.
Gaz
Sure does Simon. Whats the train of thought metering off the wall and not your modles skin obviously with a bit of +? I am assumimg either way would have worked out ok.
Sure does Simon. Whats the train of thought metering off the wall and not your modles skin obviously with a bit of +? I am assumimg either way would have worked out ok.
Gaz
Okydoky Simon. Lets not get tooo complicated i'm ok with your explanation at this level ;-)How much +, though? +1 is about right for most people's skin tones but people vary.
I know that if I want a nearly pure white wall to retain a hint of detail then +2.5 will be spot on. The model is in the same light so job done.
fwiw anything more complicated and I tend to get an incident meter out.
Here's another from the same set. Less successful in many ways but perhaps more visually interesting - and definitely more me.
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Here you go.
If she was moved just a bit right (and possibly forward to keep her in the light) the shadow would extend behind her neck eliminating that spot on the wall. And it would connect the rectangle of light more, almost as if it's the ray of light falling one her. At least that's my feeling.
It would also extend the light on the wall behind her, which would need edited out (or flagged). The result would look like this (w/ small change to the composition/framing).
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That could certainly work. I think it would also change the weight/mood of the image by removing a large amount of the dark negative space.A simpler option could have been to simply crop that highlight out. making a narrower format.
Though narrower it would have move the balance, visually increasing the space in front of her.