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 – there’s a story in it.
A is better (for me) because the picture has more visual interest. Her pose is a little awkward and combined with the dramatic lighting it is more engaging. It draws me into the picture and makes me wonder what she is doing, why she is there, etc. B looks more like a fashion shot (to me) and it doesn’t hold my interest.
B
B…as an image, I find more complete whereas A isn’t complete, like the final image hasn’t been captured yet.
A. I enjoy the intensity and the lower light detail captured.
B. Yes, B is all about the girl but we loose so many great lower end details…
Over all I’m conflicted but my knee jerk reaction was A.
So A. it is.