Rule Broken!!!

[stubbsy]

One of my personal little rules is NOT to do those arty farty colour in a black and white shot.

You know the sort - black and white shot of someone holding a red, red rose and the rose is petals are coloured.

My vow to myself is not to do such cliched shots

NEVER

EVER

Until now.

Does this work, or should I have stuck with my rule?

[birddog114]

NO!

[macka]

I like it, but then, I do not have an automatic hatred of selective colour. I tried one recently, but it didn't work out anywhere near as well as this.

[shakey]

Certainly looks a colourful character. The screendoor in the background is tragic. I'd transport him to a Greek Isle with whitewashed walls and some colourful flowers in window boxes in the background (and keep the whole thing in colour).

All opinions given for free...and probably not worth that much.

[Suri]

Have to agree with Shakey here.
Too bad about the screen door!!

[Alpha_7]

Shakey's got a good idea do a MattK extraction of the colourful Peter and then find some more interesting background to sit him infront of

For what it's worth I agree the screen door kind of kills it for me.

[Nnnnsic]

I don't think it works.

It's not arty... it's just blah.

[birddog114]

I don't think it works.

It's not arty... it's just blah.

Leigh,
Don't you know Newcastle is raining all day today?

[stubbsy]

OK - Screen door gone, coloured and B & W backgrounds now. Better?

...

[birddog114]

OK - Screen door gone, coloured background. Better?

NO! coloured background is too heavy!

O/T:
I thought you're gone for dinner with friends

[stubbsy]

OK - Screen door gone, coloured background. Better?

NO! coloured background is too heavy!

O/T:
I thought you're gone for dinner with friends

Image replaced by one with a lighter background (which BTW is the original background with a slight desat and hue shift. The wall was painted with the same paint as the chair!)

Re: O/T - Friend's mum in hopsital - dined alone

[Dug]

Christine Keeler it's not!

[stubbsy]

Christine Keeler it's not!

First thing I thought of when he posed for the shot. Mentioned this to Leigh (nnnnsic) who didn't know what I was talking about so I had to show him the pic. And he went to art school I must be getting old

[macka]

Definately looks better without the screen door.

After seeing the coloured background I think I prefer it after all. I still don't hate the grey though.

[big pix]

for selective colour this is a nice image..... but....... I find that it could have been shot aganist the plain grey background...... as there is too much colour for a selective colour image...... colour the chair and the colours in the garment and you have selective colour, leave the rest as B&W........

for me just too much colour.......

[Big Red]

for me it needs a more detailed B&W background as its just too plain.

[greencardigan]

The selective colour treatment works well on occasions. Looks good here.

[Sheila Smart]

Christine Keeler it's not!

First thing I thought of when he posed for the shot. Mentioned this to Leigh (nnnnsic) who didn't know what I was talking about so I had to show him the pic. And he went to art school I must be getting old

I have a signed (Lewis Morley) copy of the famous Keeler snap. Might be worth something one day! Morley was visiting Sydney a few years back and was flogging off signed copies.

Cheers
Sheila