I used to think color was easy, and that B&W was unattainable and strictly for artistic moodiness.
Now since I know a little bit more about cameras, post processing, PhotoShop, composition, and just photography, I have discoverd that I can trash an image in a myriad of ways........8>)
Seriously, I'm never really quite sure 'til I get an image up on my screen which way it will go.
This one started out as an attempt in color.......I gotr really frustrated after about an hour, banged the color out of it, and this is one of my favorite images to date.
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This is one of the few images I set out to take in B&W.....and I love it! I also shot it at a high ISO because I wanted the focus to be on her facial structure, not the individual features.
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I doubt this would carry its effect in B&W.......I never even looked, but the green wouldn't carry over IMO.
In short, I've learned since being here at DPC not to necessarily be constricted to one outcome....I have some images that I like both ways, some one and not the other.
Oh....I also like to be able to just leach a bit of color out, showing just a subtle trace of color to demonstrate the impact of the subject, but without losing the color entirely.
Just my $0.02 US......YMMV!
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