I was just recently commissioned for a campaign and shot about 1000 images to capture final image for this well known sports company. In the end, it came down to the two images above. As is usually the case, the final image is tough to choose, with lots of factors under consideration, lots of stakeholders picking their favorite. There was much debate.
I’ve posted stuff like this before and was really excited by the resulting discussion, so I figured I’d throw it out there again… WHICH IS BETTER, A or B?
Vote in the comments. Love to know ‘why’ if you care to explain your thoughts. 600 px wide versions of each image after the jump…hit [‘continue reading’ below]. After you all weigh in, I’ll tell you which one was used and why.
This is PHOTO A, below.
THIS is PHOTO B, below.
“A” – cleaner shot.
A is much better… at first I thought it was literally the same image, but then began to see the subtle differences.
In A the model is smiling at the camera, in B she’s looking off into space, probably trying to figure out why the sky got a million times brighter as she’s about to get nuked. 8)
Wow tons of comments!
Without hesitation, A for me.
A. The flare in B looks too much like a blotch of vaseline, and A has enough subtle lens flare to indicate the fact that the image was backlit by the sun.
Photo ‘A’. I like the lens flair in B, but it’s a little much, and i think that photo A has enough lens flair as it is. But even thought they are the same, they are sooo much different. Very creative on two different takes on one photo.