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!
B looks like it has been taken because of the flare, not the runner.
So which 1 did u go with Chase?
A. Too much flare for me in B. However, I do like the shadows of her legs better in B.
I vote A, the flare is way too much on B.. 🙂
Image B, without any doubt.
A client wants to sell a dream, not a street scene.
B has more romance, less realism, more questions, more emergence. A Phoenix rising. B needed vision to let the scene roll. Maybe an excess of flare, but still the clear winner here.
Image A is more obvious, less accomplished, too ordinary and the Marketing Manager could have shot it with a decent camera.