help me pick...(girl in undies!)

[adam75south]

black and white or color????
i can't figure out if i like this better in black and white or color.

lemme know what y'all think.

any other suggestions are welcome as well.

[adam75south]

i think i like color. but still lemme know what y'all think.

[D Thompson]

It's a tough choice, I like both versions. I think the color one just edges out the B&W on this one. Take a look at running a hue/sat layer and dropping the sat on the master channel by 25-40 or so and see what you think?

Only nitpicking, but cropped a little too close on the left & bottom for me. I don't like the way part of her knee is cut off and then part of her foot. As always, just my .02!

[adam75south]

it's funny you say that because i actually did that originally and changed my mind because i seem to always edit them that way.. here it is, lemme know if y'all like this one better.

[adam75south]

and i don't know why it changes so much when i look at it through firefox, for instance her skin is really orangish. my monitor is calibrated frequently. i understand firefox isn't color managed but i would think my monitor being calibrated would still display it correctly.

[D Thompson]

it's funny you say that because i actually did that originally and changed my mind because i seem to always edit them that way.. here it is, lemme know if y'all like this one better.
:D That works for me. I'll rarely run any desat, but thought it worked for this image.

[adam75south]

haha i just can't get away from that type of editing no matter what i do.

[Sorinev]

Although both are great, I like the color one better, and the one in the original post at that. I think the color one is greatly helped by what she's wearing. Granted she's not wearing much, but the colors on it go a long way, for me. The black and white takes away from it completely.

[Rooz]

i can;t make up my mind. i think its quite unreasonable to only post 1 pic. can you post a few...wait...ALOT more so i can make a more complete assessment.

thank you. :D

[adam75south]

rooz i'm not sure if i'm even allowed to post the pics i got..but that's not gonna stop me! i'll have a bunch up in a few days. it will be an official thread.
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[Rooz]

don't worry, i won't tell anyone. it'll be between me, you and the 1,343,985 views the thread will get. ;)

btw: the colour one is far nicer. if the bra was only black then i understand the B&W but the pink is offset by her skin so well, you want to retain that colour imo.

[chrisl]

All are good. The light, I'm assuming window light and the pose makes this a great shot. Only nit pick is the knee as mentioned already.
I love this photo.

[JTL]

Help you pick..."girl in undies"? That's easy...pick the girl in undies! :D

Oh...you mean pick the image? Now I get it...the (original) color works best, IMO.

[tim11]

I think B&W is better.
Where are the rest of the shots??????????? :)

[downtrodden]

think you'll get a million different perspectives on this one. Personally i like the desaturated color version best. With the window lighting and the faded, washed out colors, it makes it feel like a dream- and sure'ly a girl in undies like that sitting nearby is a dream come true.

That's just my opinion of course.

[Honest Gaza]

First colour version for me.

[kardinal]

B&W is my choice

[Nickcanada]

I like the original colour version and I like the close crop. Zooming out would be too obvious and I think it would make the shot too sterile.

You're producing some seriously great stuff, it's an inspiration! :)

[zmikers]

At first I liked the B&W better because I didn't like the harshness of the pink in the colour shot. But now I like your desat colour one the best. Also I think the crop works very well. Well done, nice shot and I'm not just saying that because it's a girl in her "undies." :D

[r6isnum1]

i think the color shot is best... the pink doesnt really stand out in the B&W... if it were lighter perhaps it would make for a better look...

i really dont get whats wrong with not getting her whole knee/foot... i dont find it distracting at all...

[adam75south]

hey thanks alot guys. it actually wasn't window lighting. i set up my large softbox to mimic light coming in from a window. i'm glad it came out the way it was intended. i was wondering if you guys would think it was a real window light or not.

[barb1686]

I like the original color the best. I also like the crop. It's like you are spying on her, and you can't quite see all of her from the angle you are at.

[Rhys]

Try sepia and slightly softening the image.

[AdamW]

First of all, I really like the tight crop and the composition. Both versions are excellent. I like the color version better, but the balck & white had much more shadow detail that isn't in the color: her eyelashes, breast, left hand, ankle, etc. If you coud bring those up in the color version, that'd be better.

On the other hand, since this image has a voyeuristic feel to it, a very grainy B&W version would look cool. I don't like digital noise, but I'm a big fan of film grain. So--that's your assignment. No late work accepted.;)

[tim11]

I know I'm outnumbered for choosing B&W but it's for the reason AdamW described so well here:
.... the balck & white had much more shadow detail that isn't in the color: her eyelashes, breast, left hand, ankle, etc. .....

[Honest Gaza]

I know I'm outnumbered for choosing B&W but it's for the reason AdamW described so well here:

....and what's wrong with hot pink ?

(damn....as soon as I typed that, my eye started twitchin')

[Rhys]

As I said, I like the sepia effect!