50s style: colour & BW versions - which do you like?

[guitarmy]

Which version do you like better? Also, other crit is always appreciated.

1 Colour

2 B/W

 

[wildmaven]

I like the first one. The red color of her lips and dress are also in the buttons and the player, so it works well.

Marian

 

[Efergoh]

why not somewhere in the middle?

 

[Efergoh]

Or push the envelope and super saturate?

 

[guitarmy]

Yeah, I tried both desat and oversat, but settled on the one I had posted as a personal preference. I do think I like the color better than the bw though.

 

[AprilRamone]

I prefer the color version as well. And, I do think you could bump the color like Efergoh did. It looks good like that

 

[zendianah]

COLOR FOR ME !

 

[castrol]

Absolutely, positively color.

 

[Jeepnut28]

Absolutely, positively color.

i concur.

 

[JimmyJaceyMom]

I like the super sat and the regular color too. THe black and white is nice but it seems to be missing something.

 

[Efergoh]

The scene is pretty monochromatic to begin with considering the only real color is in the dress and jukebox.
Might be a decent candidate for selective color.

 

[castrol]

The scene is pretty monochromatic to begin with considering the only real color is in the dress and jukebox.
Might be a decent candidate for selective color.

I think that is why I like this one so much. I dislike selective colored photos,
but when it is done for real and not is photoshop, its pretty cool.

 

[schuylercat]

It's a neat shot - the girl is attractive, there's a cool period vibe happening, and there's a TON of contrast.

I haven't touched photohiop in years, but I took it out and buthchered the shot (pretty dang embarassing, I tell you!) and I found that silly way of going super contrasty BW with JUST the dress red. It's well framed for it, too. I screwed it up so bad I can't post it, but a talented photoshopper can do it!

P.S. - Sometimes I hate those shots BW shots with color details. I think I'm out of touch...

 

[wildmaven]

When you remove the color, it stops being "50's style" because you lose that "oh so 50's" bright red lipstick.

Marian

 

[JIP]

I think for a shot like this the reds should definately be there and mabye the reds should be even a little oversaturated but overall I would say nice shot.