Colour, B&W or Tri Tone.. you decide

[neil_r]

Today I have been playing with a couple of studio strobes, I have a ton of images to process however I have been playing around with this first one and I can not decide between the Colour or B&W version. I then made the huge mistake of trying Burgundy Gold and Black Tri -Tone and I quite like that one too.



So the question is “If I have to go with only one of them, which one should it be?”

http://www.neil-rice.com/gallery/photo/large/LH_Jan_05_N6H2740.jpg

Colour

http://www.neil-rice.com/gallery/photo/large/LH_Jan_05_N6H2740_bw.jpg


B&W


http://www.neil-rice.com/gallery/photo/large/LH_Jan_05_N6H2740_tt.jpg


Burgundy, Gold and Black Tri-Tone




Cheers

N


(Edited for abismal spelling)

[sheye]

Definately the tri-tone. Very nice!

[drisley]

I like the tri-tone, but I would maybe desaturate it to about half to reduce the effect slightly.

[Vita Rara]

Tri-tone for me

[tim]

Tri for me too.

[stoneylonesome]

The B&W looks a little flat, the colour is really good, but I think the Tri wins by a squeak. :lol: :lol: Really tough choice, now I'll have to go rest my brain. :lol: :lol: :lol:

[PhotosGuy]

I vote with Sandy. ;)

[jboyd]

I am with the others - the tri-tone is best.

Jackie

[PM107]

Put me down for the tri-tone too. Looks great...

[Nicky D]

Tri tone all the way. B&W looks dull, color is good but tri tone has the punch.

[marie]

the first version is my favourite of the lot Neil.
I prefer it


really nice shots.

but thought the others look a little chilly without the 'colour'
(for a young boy's portrait)




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^ they mean >

not too sure


:lol:

[Radtech1]

Tentatively, I am going to agree c marie and say color, but...

Have you tried copying the gold and layering it on top of the color shot and then playing with differnt blending modes and percentages? I just sort of futzed a little with it and I thought it looked pretty good. Makes it look like and old B&W that had been hand tinted.

Give it a try and throw even more confusion into the mix.

Rad

[roanjohn]

This is not even a question - COLOR!!!

Great shot and expression.

Ro1

[LouDawg]

For a young boy, I definitely think the color works best--initially I thought the tri, but I looked some more and color is the way I'd go. I agree with Marie that B&W or tri seems too "cold" for this type of portrait. Plus the colors go together very well in the color version.

[Ballen Photo]

Neil, The first shot (Color) made me say "WOW!" The other two shots didn't quite have that effect on me, sorry.:)
-Bruce

[jO3]

B&W would have been better if the background was a bit brighter... How did you remove the color? Did you desaturate it or grayscale it?

My vote goes for the tri-tone!

[KartGirlsMom]

I think the color. His skin tone is beautiful.

[neil_r]

Thank you all for your input (except Rad, who gave me far too much to worry about :lol: ). Life just gets more and more complicated. I have been playing with these images for hours now, and not only am I mixing the colours (colors) I am also playing with softness, luminosity perspective etc etc.

Oh for the good old days of "click" and off to the chemist.

Neil

[OceanRider]

first one for sure!!!

[PhotosGuy]

Life just gets more and more complicated. I have been playing with these images for hours now, and not only am I mixing the colours (colors) I am also playing with softness, luminosity perspective etc etc. Haha! Leave it alone for a few days, then come back to it with a fresh brain! ;)

[pompano64]

although i am a black and white fan, i believe the color is the best