Alrighty. Regardless of the fact that this A or B series (here, here, and here) has been really interesting for us, helpful, and popular with you (the last such post received over 1000 comments in 24 hours)…
This time it is of even greater interest for us. You see, we’re doing some image editing around here and we’ve stumbled into a little internal debate about which one of these two images is actually better, A or B. [You might remember these shots from the Nikon D7000 campaign…]
Hearing from you will help really help us. No qualifiers, don’t worry about our objectives, or the “assignment”. We want to know which one of these shots you like better. And please tell us in the comments below, not via twitter. Raw preference. Period. If you can add some “why”, that would be nice too. Full 600 pixel wide images after the jump. Hit ‘continue reading’ below [and btw, I’ve got a $1 gentlemen’s bet riding with Erik about which one will win, so don’t let me down!]…
After you all weigh in, I’ll tell you which one I like, which one I thought you’d like, and why.
This is image A, below:
This is image B, below:
So which photo is better? A or B?
B, definitely. There’s a story here; I like the weary look and how she leans and looks out of the frame; the lighting, tone, and background fit for me. If there’s a story in A, I am not getting it; the lighting is distracting to me (not sure what is cause and what is effect – I am wondering how the lighting was done, not what the story is).
B
B. it has energy – she’s got energy; A seems static
I like the color of A as well, but B is cleaner; the subjects are in their own space in an aesthetically pleasing arrangement.
I prefer B because of the composition and the more relaxed posture of the model. But I love the lighting, color balance and background detail of A. But composition and the model win over lighting in this case.