Colors vs. BW

Which version do you prefer? BW or colors?

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I like both.

I find the B&W one is dark and moody. The color one is not nearly as macabre.

Looks like there is a bump on the knuckle that could be cloned out.

Thanks for sharing your concept and interesting execution.

The mystique of B&W is my pick
Colour version is nice, too.

i like the color one. i think a little more light on the girls eyes would be good.

I like the color one. I prefer a little more softer on the BW one.

BW! All day!

BW for me - the mask seems to match the other edges better and the difference in skin tone is less obvious.

Nice idea, I like the b+w best.


I played a little with the idea of a bit of both:

funnky wrote in post #16362170
i like the color one. i think a little more light on the girls eyes would be good.

Totally agree, I tried to bring it out more in post, but would look even more unnatural since it was my fault with not watching the lighting during shoot.

Bristol_James wrote in post #16362929
BW for me - the mask seems to match the other edges better and the difference in skin tone is less obvious.

I lean more toward BW for the same reason. Also, BW version just seems more dramatic. The color version brings out a more warm beauty feeling, just not as powerful.

Martin Dixon wrote in post #16362968
Nice idea, I like the b+w best.
I played a little with the idea of a bit of both:

Very cool edit. You give me some new ideas for next shoot. Thank you sir!