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
Hi chase!
For me, it’s B
Thank you for your beautiful pictures!
In ‘A’ there’s no obvious reason for the main light source on the girl, it gives a dramatic look, no doubt, but it seems a bit unnatural. In B the lighting is much more subtle and natural looking, to me it’s saying ‘cool sunrise, huh?, now lets hit the road, we’ve got places to go’
B – the pose in a looks awkward…whereas B looks as if the model is unaware of the camera..more of an insight into whats happening in my view.
Cheers
B – It gives you the feeling that she is moving out of the picture in a natural way. And I find the guys in the background more interesting.
“A” looks like she is posing and arranged. And the van in the background feel more like a mistake that adds clutter.