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?
I like A. I like the blue green hue and the contrast on the models face.
I like A
B 🙂
B. Image A looks too “lit” for the casual context, in my opinion. Her pose is very comfortable and casual, and the light looks really natural. I’m not even 100% sure it’s lit, but I *think* it is. In A, I don’t prefer the artificially hard shadow on the ground or the way the cameral right side of her face goes full black (make no mistake here, I like dramatic lighting, but this is an example where the light is harsh to my eye). I also don’t like the way her toes are cut off at the bottom of the frame.
B because of cleanliness