Advice

[joshg]

Hi All,

I need some advice on which type of picture looks better. Thinking about getting one printed and framed as a gift, but i'm being somewhat indecisive.

#1
http://www.pigmy.org/tmp/flw/DSC_0359_bw.jpg

#2
http://www.pigmy.org/tmp/flw/DSC_0359_bw_crop.jpg

#3
http://www.pigmy.org/tmp/flw/DSC_0359_co.jpg

#4
http://www.pigmy.org/tmp/flw/DSC_0359_co_crop.jpg

[Reklaw]

I vote for number 2. Offset to the side and I like the contrast between B&W and colour. You should start a poll.

[joshg]

I vote for number 2. Offset to the side and I like the contrast between B&W and colour. You should start a poll.

Good idea, thanks!

[willz]

I think #4, green background contrasts nicely with the pink.

[Revhed]

I'm leaning towards 4, though I'd crop up or clone out the leafy bit at the bottom centre.

Depending on your preference with photoshop-ing images a couple of other techniques you might use to emphasie the flower is, you could bump up the saturation to get a bit more separation between the flower and leafy green rather than a selective colouring like the first 2 or add some gausian blur to the background to give more of a bokeh effect (shallower depth of field).

[Bagman]

P2, maybe darken the background a little more

[Aukiman]

speaking from a purely art perspective and not photography, as a gift I'd go for number 2, not only is it your photography here but your input with photoshop that personalises that gift even further.

I like the contrast balance the way it is there, the subject of the photo is a delicate pink flower, and the mild greys suit it perfectly

[grandinferno]

I know this sounds weird but number 1 would look really good rotated 90 degrees counter clockwise - it would work really well as a design element... in something! I can imagine these new fandangled swirly vector lines with stylised flowers and stuff... with subtley placed type. lol ;)

[3nyaz]

hehe I hadnt even thought of that, it does look kinda cool like that

[biskits]

#2 FTW :)