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. It has all the right elements of a storytelling photo
B. The interest of story is more developed…more questions of why and what is happening. This makes you study it more and therefore it captures more thought and concentration. The result is that you spend more time looking at this photo.
Both have merit…and as always it depends on the use/AD/story/editor/general overall purpose, but B is definitely my Fave. Flows, simple my eye doesn’t have to wonder where to wander…
my eye gravitates toward B each time I look at it.
Dang. That was a lot of scrolling.
Anyways, I think B is better. More natural. Has a story. More interesting. Photo A just as cool colors. That’s it.
Thanks!!