Just for Fun No C&C will be given: color or b&w?

[jake klein]

I always seem to have trouble with color and white balance.....practice makes perfect.... for now I'll take b&w.

Black and white...

D90
tokina 100mm f2.8
1/200
Iso200
Sb600 off camera rear left​

Color...

Which do you prefer?

All C&C always welcome and apreciated, as well as editing and reposting.

thanks
jake

 

[Mike Shimwell]

Hi Jake,

I like the black and white, but in part that's because the colour balance looks way off inthe colour on to me.

Here's a quick update - auto colour in photoshop, add a little red and take out a tiny smidge of blue with a colour balance layer, increase saturation a bit then lighten background a bit using magic wand and a masked curves layer. Nothing fancy, 'cause I can't do that.

Mike

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Edited to add, still not happy - the cheeks are too bright and the face needs a bit more weight. Here's another slight update using the highlights part of shadows/highlights tool (only 5%) and a curves layer to hold the highlights and add a bit of mid tone contrast. Still not happy with the background though.

Mike

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[jake klein]

wow I can't wait to build my desktop and get some PP software. Those edits look great although his skintone is a bit closer to the original. He is mixed caucsian and laotion. Somewhere in between.

 

[Cody White]

I did just a slight edit, Brightness -50, Contrast +10, removed color cast set on the white shirt.

By Jake Klein​

 

[jake klein]

Wow thats beautifull.


Thank you very much.
jake

 

[Cody White]

Your Welcome

 

[Luke Agbaimoni]

I think that its a great photo - but definately pops more in black and white. The colours to me don't enhance the picture more than the b&w image. Which is why I'd choose black and white!