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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: gabrielmoss on June 01, 2006, 04:59:41 pm

Title: black and white or color?
Post by: gabrielmoss on June 01, 2006, 04:59:41 pm

i was wondering what you all thought about this picture i caught in china town. is it better with the saturated color or black and white, somewhere inbetween?

thank you, gabriel

Title: black and white or color?
Post by: Lisa Nikodym on June 01, 2006, 07:31:15 pm

It depends on what you're trying to achieve.  If you're trying to do an amusing photo showing the goofiness of souvenirs, then definitely stick with the color one, which has goofy colors.  If you're trying to say something more serious and documentary (though I'm not sure what), then B&W would suggest that better.

Lisa

Title: black and white or color?
Post by: barryfitzgerald on June 03, 2006, 07:26:30 pm

I prefer the b&w one myself...

You could always try the desaturated angle....pull the colours right down...works well on some shots!