posted Saturday, 27 September 2008, 23:55 (+0800), by Martin
Here's a photo of my youngest daughter, while engrossed in her toys.
While processing this photo, I tried converting it to black and white,
but it didn't look right.
However, desaturating it seemed to work better with this particular photo,
so here's a desaturated version:
For reference, here's a full colour version, with the saturation slightly boosted to highlight the colours of the wooden blocks on the left hand side.
Which do you prefer? The full colour version, or the desaturated version, and why? Please leave a comment below indicating your preference and your reasoning.
engrossed
(desaturated version)
home, Western Australia
Canon EOS 350D, 50mm f/1.8 @50mm, 1/125 sec, f/5, ISO200
Canon EOS 350D, 50mm f/1.8 @50mm, 1/125 sec, f/5, ISO200
For reference, here's a full colour version, with the saturation slightly boosted to highlight the colours of the wooden blocks on the left hand side.
engrossed
(full colour version)
home, Western Australia
Canon EOS 350D, 50mm f/1.8 @50mm, 1/125 sec, f/5, ISO200
Canon EOS 350D, 50mm f/1.8 @50mm, 1/125 sec, f/5, ISO200
Which do you prefer? The full colour version, or the desaturated version, and why? Please leave a comment below indicating your preference and your reasoning.
I'd vote for the desaturated pic. It really focuses attention on the light and dark contrasts, and by bringing out the soft pink it enhances the composition and gives the suggestion of a black/white photo, without it being one. Lovely picture!
Without the desaturation, it's still a good picture, but it looks like so many kid photos, the post production editing makes it stand out and gives it immediate appeal.