Medusa

[Mystic Beauty Photography]

A bit of extreme editing.. but which one is better? AAA08633-Recovered.jpg AAA08633-Recovered_2.jpg

[colin C]

Very imaginative and at first sight I like them both.

I don't particularly like colour popping and have only used it twice myself but, .......................... in this instance I prefer the colour popped version.

[Trev B]

Second one for me

[SpringfieldPhoto]

It has to be namber two.

[Mystic Beauty Photography]

[QUOTE=colin C;n761888]Very imaginative and at first sight I like them both.


Colin. I was doubtful but somehow the second one feels more alive to me .

[Stackman]

Second one for me, much more impact and memorable.

[El Sid]

From a simple aesthetic point of view the first version works far better for me. In the second I find the red lips are too prominent and draw the attention a little too much - though if this were a commercial shot for a lipstick manufacturer it would be spot on.

I'd be interested in seeing a rather more subtle version of the second with the intensity of the red toned down to give a more even balance between the subtlety of the face and the power of the lips.

Either way both shots are very effective - nice work.

[Mystic Beauty Photography]

From a simple aesthetic point of view the first version works far better for me. In the second I find the red lips are too prominent and draw the attention a little too much - though if this were a commercial shot for a lipstick manufacturer it would be spot on.

I'd be interested in seeing a rather more subtle version of the second with the intensity of the red toned down to give a more even balance between the subtlety of the face and the power of the lips.

Either way both shots are very effective - nice work.

Thank you,

Like this?

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[colin C]

That works ............. much more subtle.

[El Sid]

That works ............. much more subtle.

Yep, looks just about perfect to me.

[Trev B]

Echo the above comments

[Mystic Beauty Photography]

That`s when I start thinking I`ve got no future in photography, lol, as I love bright colours but it seems I`m in minority

[colin C]

That`s when I start thinking I`ve got no future in photography, lol, as I love bright colours but it seems I`m in minority

Nothing wrong with doing our own thing, but sometimes other opinions are beneficial. I generally seek "she who must be obeyed" 's opinion. She has no photographic training at all and either likes, or dislikes my image. I also seek the worthy opinions of fellow members here, who will often point out areas I may have missed. We all have "baggage" with our images and advice from others is often helpful.

Regarding no future in photography? Far from it. On the basis of your few posted images so far, I would consider you have a very bright future. I have enjoyed your images to date and I am sure that I am amongst many members here that look forward to your future images.

[El Sid]

Nothing wrong with doing our own thing, but sometimes other opinions are beneficial. I generally seek "she who must be obeyed" 's opinion. She has no photographic training at all and either likes, or dislikes my image. I also seek the worthy opinions of fellow members here, who will often point out areas I may have missed. We all have "baggage" with our images and advice from others is often helpful.

Regarding no future in photography? Far from it. On the basis of your few posted images so far, I would consider you have a very bright future. I have enjoyed your images to date and I am sure that I am amongst many members here that look forward to your future images.

Absolutely.

Nothing wrong with bright colours, I like bright colours, nothing wrong with subtle either - it's often just a matter of horses for courses. The fact that I preferred the subtle approach does not invalidate the brighter version or infer that your vision is wrong.

[Mystic Beauty Photography]

colin C El Sid

Thank you both!!! Sometimes it`s quite difficult for me to choose what is nice and what`s not. I edit an image, look at it and not sure what to think. That`s why SpringfieldPhoto suggested I join this forum so I could have opinions of other good photographers. And so far, I found it very useful and supportive.
Thank you again.