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Trans Am Photos => Trans Am Photos => Topic started by: Helter80 on October 18, 2008, 04:27:19 PM

Title: which is better, color or black & white???
Post by: Helter80 on October 18, 2008, 04:27:19 PM: i just wanted to get some of your opinions. which version do you think is better, the color or black & white?

(http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee70/helter80/FallTA-color.jpg)
(http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee70/helter80/FallTA-blackandwhite.jpg)
Title: Re: which is better, color or black & white???
Post by: DAZZY on October 18, 2008, 08:18:21 PM: colour one is best.black and white too gloomy
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Post by: RENOVATIONS on October 18, 2008, 08:44:55 PM: I'd vote for the color pic in this case...with the Autumn background, you lose a lot of detail in the black and white.
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Post by: rkellerjr on October 18, 2008, 09:02:17 PM: Color pic here too
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Post by: humanmachine on October 18, 2008, 09:53:05 PM: Since the car is the primary focus, I'd pick the black and white picture. The car is alot bolder and pops off the picture. Did you photoshop the yellow lights at the bottom? Looks too identical. I'd get rid of the light glare. Just my opinion.
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Post by: TA Steve on October 18, 2008, 11:43:06 PM: They both look great IMO. I know this does not help you... ;D
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Post by: 78ta106 on October 19, 2008, 02:21:23 AM: cool pics
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Post by: dgtldesigner on October 19, 2008, 04:29:57 AM: both look pretty good, but I'm gonna have to agree with Jeff on this one. color.
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Post by: Helter80 on October 19, 2008, 09:24:45 AM: yeah color it is. thanks guys. the fall leaves in the background "make" the picture. i just have to photoshop out the tree branch across the windshield LOL i did use photoshop to make the lens flare on the blinker lights
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Post by: RainMan on October 19, 2008, 01:21:04 PM: I think grey scale has it's place ,but because it's fall pic and all ,I would go with the color .I like putting back a certain color for effect sometimes . Here's a pic of my GMC that I got rid of to make room for Blue Bird .
I grey scaled it ,then put back in everything that was originally red

(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i54/GMC_Guy/uploadforputafie.jpg)
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Post by: sCI on November 06, 2008, 10:31:39 PM: the B&W one is my favorite.

How do you do that "gray-scale"?
Title: Re: which is better, color or black & white???
Post by: Helter80 on November 06, 2008, 11:13:33 PM: Quote from: sCI on November 06, 2008, 10:31:39 PM
the B&W one is my favorite.

How do you do that "gray-scale"?

its all in photoshop
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Post by: strickrodt70 on November 09, 2008, 09:53:09 PM: There is some nice quility to the b&w pic, but I prefer the color.
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Post by: crazy2 on November 12, 2008, 05:28:50 AM: the color would be better if there were no glare on the windshield,and facing a different way so you could use the sun,and shadows more
but as it sets, the black,and white are deeper ,and creates a warm feel
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Post by: y88rick on November 12, 2008, 07:20:31 AM: i like the b&w it does something special for me.
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Post by: edek on November 12, 2008, 08:58:51 AM: I like the black and white picture,
I was playing on Photoshop with your pics, hope you dont mind.

(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t141/edek4u/FallTA-color1.jpg)
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t141/edek4u/FallTA-color2.jpg)
Title: Re: which is better, color or black & white???
Post by: Helter80 on November 12, 2008, 09:45:21 AM: Quote from: edek on November 12, 2008, 08:58:51 AM
I like the black and white picture,
I was playing on Photoshop with your pics, hope you dont mind.

(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t141/edek4u/FallTA-color1.jpg)
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t141/edek4u/FallTA-color2.jpg)

i'd like to see what you did in photoshop, but for some reason, the pics are not posted when you replied. i made my version of the pics in photoshop. enhancing the colors, and the lense flare on the blinker lights. (i'm a freelance photographer). i basically eat, sleep, and breath photoshop LOL
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Post by: Helter80 on November 12, 2008, 09:47:09 AM: Quote from: crazy2 on November 12, 2008, 05:28:50 AM
the color would be better if there were no glare on the windshield,and facing a different way so you could use the sun,and shadows more
but as it sets, the black,and white are deeper ,and creates a warm feel

i did have the car facing the other way on the road, but the road looked hideous the other way around because there were a few dump trucks parked that way LOL so yeah, my only choice was to have the car facing that way
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Post by: edek on November 12, 2008, 10:05:04 AM: Does anyone else have a problem with the pics not showing?????
Anyway, the pictures i did were not anything major.
1. Kept the car the same color and everything but changed the background to b&w.
2. The whole pictures was desaturized and the used levels to lessen the grays and enhance the blacks and whites.
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Post by: edek on November 12, 2008, 10:10:03 AM: Let me see if this works.

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Post by: Helter80 on November 12, 2008, 10:42:41 AM: yeah it works now. hey Edek, check out these BMW shots i took. i did the photoshopping too. one has a Sepia background, the other is a black and white background

(http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee70/helter80/BMWwoods5-artsy.jpg)
(http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee70/helter80/BMWwoods-artsy.jpg)
Title: Re: which is better, color or black & white???
Post by: edek on November 12, 2008, 12:14:01 PM: I really like the black and white one.
The second one is not bad but i would like to see the picture from a different angle more like kneeling or lying down and doing a little bit of an upshot with the trees aresurrounding the car from atop, you know what i mean.

Here are a couple pics that i did for some family members and ofcourse my avatar.

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Post by: kjkjkcjkcj on November 12, 2008, 12:53:32 PM: I like the color one if you didn't have the license plate on. I think the white really catches your eye taking away from the car. If the license plate wasn't there your eye would first catch something else on the car. That being said i like the black and white. better.
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Post by: Blue Knight on November 12, 2008, 01:53:22 PM: B&W one is my favorite ...just gives it a tuff look
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Post by: RainMan on November 19, 2008, 08:40:29 PM: I just had a thought ,what about both lol

(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i54/GMC_Guy/FallTA-colorcopy.jpg)
Title: Re: which is better, color or black & white???
Post by: Helter80 on December 02, 2008, 12:36:04 PM: Quote from: RainMan on November 19, 2008, 08:40:29 PM
I just had a thought ,what about both lol

to do that, you used a gradient, but with what else?
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Post by: Grand73Am on December 14, 2008, 08:42:36 PM: color
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Post by: LeighP on December 21, 2008, 06:30:05 AM: B&W...I like the art quality of the pic. That doesn't mean I don't like the colour one as well...... :)