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.
I’m going with A. I’m a huge fan of sun flare, but in this case the sun seems to be beaming through the fence. Not realistic. Not to mention the sky is rarely blue when shooting towards the sun with this type of exposure. *drops mic and walks of stage*
photo b holds my attention longer.
I’d go with A, because it just seems much more natural. The sky in B looks somewhat odd due to the vignetting and the flare is too much. I do however like the warm colours it has.
I like photo A. Photo B have too much flare.
A
Although the model’s pose is better in B (slightly more dynamism), and although I like flare (doesn’t everybody these days?) – the flare in B is just too much.
That’s what I think.
Therefore I also predict that the client went for B.