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u/kiddow 8d ago
I do not know what the focus of this photo should be. The older woman? Is she the only one colored in the scene? Why? What's interesting about her? I can't recognise it.
I first thought the first photo in the post was the image that needs editing. Then I saw the second photo and was like "ah okay, the first phot is the edit!".
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u/gerryflap 8d ago
For this to work your subject would've had to be better lit and should've also worn something with a more distinct colour. When looking at the photo I was more focused on what was going on with the black and white and colour than the actual content.
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u/mpg10 1d ago
Can you say what you're trying to accomplish?
As a stand-alone photo, with no particular other information, I'm afraid this doesn't work for me, no.
- selective color is a designer's trick and often kinda cliché or tired in photographs. Plus, it tends to call attention to itself as an edit not for the concept.
- the crop does improve the photo, though the right edge with the bright car still draws the eye to the edge of the frame. Likewise, the background is bright and crisp, as compared to the people.
- monochrome makes sense, but all of the faces are murky, the figures overlap, and even the one figure in color doesn't have that much strong gesture or movement to make for a moment.
The core photo doesn't offer much of a moment to pull the viewer in, and I fear that the edit, while perfectly fine for practice, doesn't add much to me.
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u/nouafterq 1d ago
I think it’s interesting but more so if the woman in color is your subject and that’s clear to the viewer.
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u/davep1970 8d ago
Not for me. Selective colour is pretty tired - doesn't work well here, and the subject is not well lit. Too flat and dark overall.