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?
While I find both images intriguing for both style and substance, I think image A is better. And for a lot of reasons. The models attitude and style seem to radiate through more in image A. The fact that the background or “ambient light” shed more on the overall scene sells something more to me than B. Although image B hints at something interesting may be going on behind the scenes more that A, A definitely gives me enough information, a flow even if you will. The main reason I like image A better, is because I think of it in a more lead quality. B seems to be more of a filler or support image to A.
MPM
B grabbed me, A didn’t.
B – composition, sense of motion, balanced blocks of colour, natural…
In the best way B feels like it’s not trying as hard to be art.
B
Good Morning…………..B – all the way