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Sep 04, 2013 14:41 |  #1

I have not tried B/W in a long time. This is a shot of a photographer friend working at his computer on CS4, shot at a very high ISO in poor lighting and my processing trying to make it B/W. Comments or suggestions

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Sep 04, 2013 14:44 |  #2

You probably already know, but the angle is not drawing me in...he is looking outside the frame, which will tend to lead the eye out of the photo.
The B&W looks fine to me, its just the composition.


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Sep 04, 2013 14:45 |  #3

Not a flattering angle plus the glasses are obscuring his eyes.




  
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Sep 04, 2013 14:55 |  #4

Spike44 wrote in post #16267905 (external link)
Not a flattering angle plus the glasses are obscuring his eyes.

Agree with Flo and Spike on the angle. Seeing the eyes would help a bit, but a very little bit.

I would prefer a bit more contrast in the conversion too.


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Sep 04, 2013 14:59 as a reply to  @ Titus213's post |  #5

^ Agree with contrasts, but then again do you think that would also depend on another perspective?


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Sep 04, 2013 16:43 |  #6

^ pretty much everything have been said here. bin for the win.


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Sep 04, 2013 20:34 |  #7

I think this photo could be powerful if you were to sharpen it to the limit and made the reflection in the glasses in color. What I see here is an older man viewing modern technology.




  
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