Jezzelle: Photographing Light WIP
Photographing Light
Here are my works in progress
Original Edited
Here, I decided to make the photograph B&W to show the movement of light in the curtains, but I do miss the yellows of the curtains themselves. I question if B&W was the best choice.
Original Edited
Here, I just edited the photo to make the greens and red tones come out a little more.
Original
Edited
For these two, I cropped the image to get rid of the grass from the corner and chose to make the photograph B&W. The contrast between the pavement and the shadows are clearer with B&W.
Original Edited
I thought about making this B&W as well, but after playing with the colors, I thought the contrasts between the black pans and the orange/yellow/tan of the wall looked really good.
Original Edited
While the colors of the original photos look interesting, I decided that they were too distracting. I wanted to focus on how the light made the rain droplets visible on the car window and I felt that with B&W I was able to better show that.
Your first photo I definitely responded to the most. I don't think there was a right or wrong choice in making it B&W or not. Yet, I do like the B&W choice because, like you explained for your last photo, the color distracts from the light as the subject. However, in your last photo I responded to the color version more. The light created interesting colors that enhances the light as the subject more than the B&W version. The photo of the pans, I agree with the decision to not make it B&W and I like how you played with the contrast. It definitely boosts the attention to the light.
ReplyDeleteI think you did a great job with the originals for all your photos, not to mention some great edits. The third is my favorite. I like how your removed certain parts of the photo that would draw attention away from the shadows and also made the shadows more dramatic. I think your second and fourth photos might look cool if you adjust the hues.
ReplyDeleteYour photo series is stunning! I'm especially drawn to to your first photo of the curtains. I love the way the light creates a pattern on the curtains, it kind of reminds me of images I've seen of antique-style apartments in Europe. Personally, I am not necessarily a fan of the B&W edited version of it though because I think the color of the curtain creates an interesting mood/setting that I am really drawn to. I understand what you mean by the colors being distracting, but I wonder what your photos would look like with a sepia effect instead of B&W, it would help address your concern without completely removing color from it.
ReplyDeleteHi Jezzelle. These are a really great start. Watch your highlights and try to keep them from being too bright or hot. I think that most of these images would be stronger as B&W and I think you should continue to edit them in LR. As you make more images for the finals, I like the idea of photographing at night and what that brings to the content. I would continue to photograph and try to keep your images simple. Good Luck!
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