Advice and c&c please

bigalbest · Jul 3, 2008

Tried my hand at a little street photography this weekend. This shot holds my attention for some reason, and I make up stories in my head about what the story is with these two. They parted on this corner and looked so stylish I popped two shots of their goodbye. Even though we were on a crowded street I felt I had somehow intruded on a private moment, stealing a piece of their lives for my own selfish purposes. As far as what I see the sky is way overexposed and I unfortunately cut off her feet. Other than that I like the photo a lot but can't decide which is better, color or black and white. Any opinions?

K8-90 · Jul 3, 2008

That's a really great shot! It almost looks posed, because the pair look like such characters. Too bad about the arm in the way on the left. I think you could really spice this shot up with some good pp

bigalbest · Jul 3, 2008

Thanks K8-90, I guess lately I've been getting away from heavy pp work and am trying to get it right in the camera. If you or anyone else would like to try spicing it up I'd love to see your versions. Larger size can be found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/22790325@N04/2633284660/sizes/o/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/22790325@N04/2633284508/sizes/o/

K8-90 · Jul 3, 2008

Yeah, I know what you mean! It's a matter of taste I think. I'm a bit of a photoshop addict, and your image just struck me with having so much potential! I gave it a quick try, but it is probably over PPed... I think I over did it, but let me know what you think! I need to learn to find the balance between photography and photoshop...