The best of both worlds

Madison Ranch Farm, Montana

Madison River Ranch,

Madison River Ranch

Madison River Ranch

I want to thank everyone for your responses to yesterday’s blog.  It was incredibly insightful and a lot of fun.  What I love about yesterday’s exercise is it proves the point of the old adage “art is in the eye of the beholder.”   We took the same image, applied two different treatments, and presto, the jury came in with mixed reactions.  The majority felt the most passionate about the black and white – and if I were to market this image I would probably have picked the B/W simply because it appealed to a larger audience.  The key point here is when you’re building a portfolio keep in mind one image can be worked several different ways. Don’t pigeon hole yourself into always shooting then processing things exactly the same way.  Experiment a little, get feedback and who knows, you may get the best of both worlds.

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2 Responses to “The best of both worlds”

  1. Jackie Kidwell says:
    May 19, 2009 at 9:41 am

    This shot is better in color only because the building is much more narrow and centered at this angle. It needs the colored background to make it stand out in contrast. The B/W tends to wash out the building itself and doesn’t lend anything.

    • John says:
      May 19, 2009 at 10:17 am

      Thanks for your comments. I must admit I have a smile on my face because when I did the black and white version last night I wasn’t happy with the contrast of the building and the fence to the surroundings. But, it was late and I said let’s see if anyone says anything. So, good for you…;) Keep stopping by….John