colour or mono

fionaB · 04-03-2008, 16:55

okies well i got portrait professional so decided to have a play............ got carried away and now i cant decide which one i like better...... so over to you lot..... have to say that the face looks softer on here with compression, its not as plasticy in the full res version honest!

**Dabhand16** · 04-03-2008, 17:02

These are very different images Fi. On here I think the Hi-Key one has lost a lot on the transitions between the light a shade, so the colour one does look better.

However it is not a level playing field.

fionaB · 04-03-2008, 17:14

okies thanx graham

Fi

marcinklysewicz · 05-03-2008, 16:28

for me B&W is better - maybe because it looks more arthistic with less details but most important

.

WOODY · 05-03-2008, 16:36

FIONA, I AM A GREAT FAN OF MONO, BUT IN THIS CASE, I THINK THE COLOUR
WORKS BETTER.

***Steve*** · 05-03-2008, 17:00

I personally think you have lost too much detail in the mono conversion and the skin tones in the colour version are what carries this picture. As you say the compression is not helping you here.

VikingPhotography · 07-03-2008, 10:47

Fi - is there any chance you could post the original, unprocessed shot by way of comparison... I must say that both versions look overly-processed to me but I'd need to see the source to make an accurate assesment.

sweet_sac · 07-03-2008, 12:05

Colour please. And clone the bogey? off her nose!

**Angela** · 07-03-2008, 12:58

Colour. I think a conversion could work but this one is just too processed

Steve Robb · 07-03-2008, 13:11

I'm going to go with the colour one too I think, the mono one is just a little too light for me, having said that though, they are both very nice shots.

fionaB · 07-03-2008, 15:11

hahahah its not a bogey its a nose ring!

ok here is the original

04-03-2008, 16:55	#1 (permalink)
fionaB Loves the place Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 5,413	colour or mono okies well i got portrait professional so decided to have a play............ got carried away and now i cant decide which one i like better...... so over to you lot..... have to say that the face looks softer on here with compression, its not as plasticy in the full res version honest!

04-03-2008, 17:02	#2 (permalink)
Dabhand16 Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dunstable Bedfordshire UK Posts: 8,904	Re: colour or mono These are very different images Fi. On here I think the Hi-Key one has lost a lot on the transitions between the light a shade, so the colour one does look better. However it is not a level playing field.

04-03-2008, 17:14	#3 (permalink)
fionaB Loves the place Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 5,413	Re: colour or mono okies thanx graham Fi

05-03-2008, 16:28	#4 (permalink)
marcinklysewicz Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Sturminster Newton Posts: 608	Re: colour or mono for me B&W is better - maybe because it looks more arthistic with less details but most important .

05-03-2008, 16:36	#5 (permalink)
WOODY PLEASE NOTE I TYPE USING CAPITALS DUE TO A DISABILTY THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: ORPINGTON KENT Posts: 1,160	Re: colour or mono FIONA, I AM A GREAT FAN OF MONO, BUT IN THIS CASE, I THINK THE COLOUR WORKS BETTER.

05-03-2008, 17:00	#6 (permalink)
*Steve* Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: An Englishman living in Germany Posts: 16,111	Re: colour or mono I personally think you have lost too much detail in the mono conversion and the skin tones in the colour version are what carries this picture. As you say the compression is not helping you here.

07-03-2008, 10:47	#7 (permalink)
VikingPhotography Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Just south of Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 788	Re: colour or mono Fi - is there any chance you could post the original, unprocessed shot by way of comparison... I must say that both versions look overly-processed to me but I'd need to see the source to make an accurate assesment.

07-03-2008, 12:05	#8 (permalink)
sweet_sac Getting Comfy Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Prestwick, Scotland Posts: 218	Re: colour or mono Colour please. And clone the bogey? off her nose!

07-03-2008, 12:58	#9 (permalink)
Angela Pixalo Crew Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wimbledon Posts: 5,809	Re: colour or mono Colour. I think a conversion could work but this one is just too processed

07-03-2008, 13:11	#10 (permalink)
Steve Robb Quite Chatty Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 57	Re: colour or mono I'm going to go with the colour one too I think, the mono one is just a little too light for me, having said that though, they are both very nice shots.

07-03-2008, 15:11	#11 (permalink)
fionaB Loves the place Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 5,413	Re: colour or mono hahahah its not a bogey its a nose ring! ok here is the original Last edited by fionaB : 07-03-2008 at 15:21.

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