Here is an example of my tendency to over think when I manipulate images. Does anyone else do this? Most of the time, when I work on whatever post production I'm doing, I'll get it to a point I like and then walk away from it for a day. The next day I come back and either still like it or start going in a different direction. Usually, the final image is obvious because it stands out from the other. But sometimes, I find that I can't decide which I like more. That is what happened here. Both of the images below evoke a different feeling, but I'm somehow drawn to both. Which do you prefer and why?
Here's the original image I started working with. It's a shot I took of one of the models at the Beauty shoot during SNAP weekend. Does seeing it influence your decision? Maybe that's part of my indecision problem, cause I do look back to the original a lot.
#1! I love the warmth in the first.
ReplyDeleteI like the mysteriousness of #2.....it makes me think of a 20's flapper hiding in the shadows of a speak-easy....
ReplyDelete(i'm not sure where I got 20's flapper from. I think it's the bobbed haircut, and the wisp at the top is reminiscent of a feather.....)
It depends what you're going for.
ReplyDelete#1 is more immediately appealing to the eye. That was my choice at first, because of the warmth.
#2 is more thought-provoking. The mystery and unsettling nature of the photo keep viewers looking just a moment longer.