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.
Definitely A. The flare in B is too distracting, and looks a bit fake.
Definitely A for me
A.
B looks kind of unnatural. Not a flare and direct sun would be to the top of the image as well. Or at least that’s what I think it would 😉
How is b even an option? Lens flare is so damned distracting I didn’t notice ththe runner
Agreed, even looking past the flare, the composition, balance, color, facial expression, lack of mergers and subject isolation is better in A. Might need to clean up that white bumper though.
I like A better, so that means that B was probably the likely one chosen lol