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    2 girls b&w



    Except for the skin , this was already b&w, I liked the contrast that came up on their faces after the conversion, not really visible in color

    I wish I was more perpendicular to them, to see better both faces, and also to avoid the weird angles in the door seams

    still, I liked the shot

    Comments or critiques ?

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    Re: 2 girls b&w

    Quote Originally Posted by armando_m View Post
    I liked the contrast that came up on their faces after the conversion, not really visible in color
    That's the magic of b&w, i.e., just light and shadow

    In case you haven't heard of this: black & white is for photography; color is for painting.

    Can't comment on the pose and stuff like that, but, it seems to me there's a black fringe running along the face of the girl on the left (from the viewer's perspective). Shadow from the light?

    And I wish you had a better angle. Also would like to see a tiny bit more details in the skin, and do some burning on the face of the girl on the left to give it some depth.

    Overall it looks pretty good to me (one who shoot animals more than people mind you).

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    Re: 2 girls b&w

    Thanks Agingeyes

    the black fringe is a post processing overkill , I did not realized I created it until now

    Yes the angle is odd, they look almost like Siamese twins

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    Re: 2 girls b&w

    First off, superb processing and light, love it. Distracting me is the door angle on the left, guess you can't crop that though. It works for the girl on the left but not the one on the right. Nice background for the shot though.
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    Re: 2 girls b&w

    Armando - por las muchachas

    Too much skin softening in PP: Yes
    Bad angle: Not ideal, but I think it still works
    Great Capture: Yes. I think you captured the moment quite well

    Good idea to go B&W. The gal on the right side has a lot of potential, the gal on the left I can't really see too well.

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    Re: 2 girls b&w

    Greg, thanks for taking the time to comment

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    Re: 2 girls b&w

    Really like this. B&W does make for a more dramatic photo in many instances.

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