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 without doubt. The flare is too strong in B. Makes me look away
For me, photo A is better..Lens flare is too distracting on the photo B 🙂
B.
In A: the pole and cars are too distracting. Pole is in the middle of the frame – not too dynamic. However, better facial expression in this shot.
In B: ball of sunlight (plasma gas cloud?) hides pole problem; also keeps the rest of the frame mysterious – you can’t see all of her, but you can keep trying – good to keep the eyeballs on the image longer…better angle to reduce presence of the parked cars. Can you crop those cars out instead?
They are both cheesey cliches, which is fine since it’s advertising, but the mega flare is just too much, seen it a lot . Then again in A, the model seems to be looking at the camera to see how Chase is reacting. maybe re touch her eyes and it’ll be ok.
A is the winner, you lose focus on the subject in B and just wonder about that sunspot/flare in the center.