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 script can be written with B. A it’s just a portrait shot of someone with a cool background…
B
I like the look of A, but I am not a fan of the deep shadow on the left side of her face. That ruins it for me.
Also, not a fan of the Stroeb type photography. B is more natural and realistic.
I vote B. There are contrasting eye lines in B with the men looking back into the landscape and the model looking and moving opposite to lower right. This adds a subtle layer of tension. Also, the merging of the model and men in photo A, and her static, ‘stopped’ pose is unsettling.
A. It’s way more like BLAM! The lighting grabs me, it’s unnatural in a good way. The detail in the background doesn’t distract but adds a kind of weight to the subject and location. You could say it’s the shot is little OTT but then I like images that jump and shout.
B