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 have no doubt that it is image A.
Whilst I am struggling to quantify exactly what it was I felt, image A gave me an immediate emotional response that I just don’t get with image B.
The contrast, lighting and crop and definitely a key part of A’s raw power.
A!!! It tells a story and it catches me.
i don´t like the blown out parts of B
I like A better, better separation via better front and back lighting of the subject, shadow on face creates mystery and mood, and B has too many well lit artifacts (van and inattentive guys) that draw away from subject.
Definitely B = Composition works even though it’s overexposed.
You color corrected A to try and trick us!
B… is the one that I prefer, is more dynamic and has more story to tell, seems like the girl is going for some reason and guys behind are ignoring this. I don’t prefer A because seems too artificial something like guys are looking somewhere and the girl has coming there in fron a stopped for taking a photo 🙂
Cheers
Adrian