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?
A, it has greater dynamics in color temperature, luminance and appeal. it appeals to me because it’s different, most ‘tech heads’ would disapprove of the noticeable off camera light source but comparatively it’s more expressive and vibrant than b.
B. Better pose. Light color in a better harmony. Better composition and angle than A.
Beautiful tone. Nice.
B for its natural skin tones looks and warm feeling.
B
A: Nice creative try, lighting and pose look forced, I like the color / hue , But I prefer B (looks more chase jarvis style)
B. The pose seems more natural, the secondary subjects next to the van are more visible and the windmills are less apparent, thus not distracting the viewer. In A the lighting and color looks cool, however the background seems way too distracting to me.