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Monday, March 29, 2010

i heart faces Challenge - Dramatic B&W

This week's theme for the i♥faces challenge is Dramatic B&W. Not just any black and white face shot, but one that is dramatic - whether it is the angle, the shading, the contrast.

I had taken this shot of my older brother a few weeks ago when I was doing different angles for last week's challenge. I didn't change much with the contrast because I am still practicing with the actions I downloaded that fix skin tones and such.



Do you prefer to convert your color photos to black and white BEFORE or AFTER smoothing out the skin and enhancing facial features?

4 comments:

  1. great shot....I usually edit my pics in color and converting to black and white is usually my last edit.

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  2. Cute pic! I agree with Melissa. I edit the picture in color, convert to BW or other color effect and then fix anything that needs tweaking.

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  3. Great shot, makes me wonder what he is thinking. I guess it depends but most of the time I'm editing in color and then when I'm not liking the feel of it, I convert to B&W. But if I someone is looking for an example of something in B&W, alot of times I will convert first since I know that is the direction I am going. Thanks for asking, it got me thinking.

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  4. Great shot, I love how his face fills the frame. And the b&w makes it stand out beautifully.

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