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…more of a lifestyle shot w/ more focus on the girl.
A seems like a confused mess…girl’s pose is blah, lighting is a spotlight that doesn’t seem to belong, you end up looking at the guys in the van, then at the windfarm. There’s just no cohesive message…what was the image for? what is it supposed to make the reader think? guy who’s messing w/ lights and took a photo of his girl in front of dumpy minivan and wind turbines after Skynet nukes the planet? 🙂
B!!
“A” has decent coloring, but the pose and composition do nothing for me. I tend to lose the people, and immediately focus on the girl, and fans.
In “B”, I like the composition Much better, and off-center photos often seem to have a certain Impact….at least for me.
Although the attention is on the girl in “A”, it’s on her, as well as the rest of the photo in “B”.
B for me.
If it was video, I’d like the look of A more.
For the photo, however, I’m going with B.
b, looks more natural, better emosion.