Black & White bass player

mhrish · 05-30-2019, 05:04 PM

I took this shot of a bass player for a local band at a festival near my home town. It was a decent shot in color, but I thought it was really suited to black and white. I would like your opinions on the black and white conversion as well as your suggestions on what would make it better, both as far as the editing and the actual photography.

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HoutHans · 06-04-2019, 01:00 PM

Originally posted by mhrish

I took this shot of a bass player for a local band at a festival near my home town. It was a decent shot in color, but I thought it was really suited to black and white. I would like your opinions on the black and white conversion as well as your suggestions on what would make it better, both as far as the editing and the actual photography.

I like the B&W conversion; the tones seem OK to me. My only quibble with this photo is the way the man's throat is cut off. From where i'm sitting, including a bit more of the black T-shirt would have made it look even better and complement the black background.

mhrish · 06-05-2019, 05:07 PM

Thank you for your input. I don't know why I did not include more of the shirt to be honest. I actually had to look back at the original to see if I had just cropped too close, but for some reason, that is the way I framed the shot.. I agree that it would improve the shot.

TLiivo · 10-27-2019, 04:13 PM

Originally posted by mhrish

I took this shot of a bass player for a local band at a festival near my home town. It was a decent shot in color, but I thought it was really suited to black and white. I would like your opinions on the black and white conversion as well as your suggestions on what would make it better, both as far as the editing and the actual photography.

If the focus was on the glasses, as opposed to on the shirt, it'd look great.

The shirt looks nice and sharp, but the rest of the image doesn't.

Kaladran · 10-28-2019, 02:46 PM

Originally posted by TLiivo

If the focus was on the glasses, as opposed to on the shirt, it'd look great.

The shirt looks nice and sharp, but the rest of the image doesn't.

Agreed, the face itself is quite soft if the focus point had been on the glasses it would have helped here.

**lumenchaser** · 11-06-2019, 07:39 AM

Originally posted by mhrish

I took this shot of a bass player for a local band at a festival near my home town. It was a decent shot in color, but I thought it was really suited to black and white. I would like your opinions on the black and white conversion as well as your suggestions on what would make it better, both as far as the editing and the actual photography.

Great capture, Mark. Love the eyeglass reflections, the low angle, and the player's intensity. Nothing in the shot gives away the era in which it was shot. Could be the '60s, could be yesterday. Wouldn't change a thing! Bravo!

800rate · 11-24-2019, 02:17 PM

sweet.

08amczb · 11-27-2019, 01:33 AM

I'ts out of focus and overprocessed. The contrast is too much even considering the hard lights of a concert.

05-30-2019, 05:04 PM	#1
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06-04-2019, 01:00 PM	#2
HoutHans Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Appingedam Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,117	Originally posted by mhrish I took this shot of a bass player for a local band at a festival near my home town. It was a decent shot in color, but I thought it was really suited to black and white. I would like your opinions on the black and white conversion as well as your suggestions on what would make it better, both as far as the editing and the actual photography. I like the B&W conversion; the tones seem OK to me. My only quibble with this photo is the way the man's throat is cut off. From where i'm sitting, including a bit more of the black T-shirt would have made it look even better and complement the black background.

06-05-2019, 05:07 PM	#3
mhrish Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Tupelo, MS Posts: 84 Original Poster	Thank you for your input. I don't know why I did not include more of the shirt to be honest. I actually had to look back at the original to see if I had just cropped too close, but for some reason, that is the way I framed the shot.. I agree that it would improve the shot.

10-27-2019, 04:13 PM	#4
TLiivo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 158	Originally posted by mhrish I took this shot of a bass player for a local band at a festival near my home town. It was a decent shot in color, but I thought it was really suited to black and white. I would like your opinions on the black and white conversion as well as your suggestions on what would make it better, both as far as the editing and the actual photography. If the focus was on the glasses, as opposed to on the shirt, it'd look great. The shirt looks nice and sharp, but the rest of the image doesn't.

10-28-2019, 02:46 PM	#5
Kaladran Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Photos: Gallery Posts: 196	Originally posted by TLiivo If the focus was on the glasses, as opposed to on the shirt, it'd look great. The shirt looks nice and sharp, but the rest of the image doesn't. Agreed, the face itself is quite soft if the focus point had been on the glasses it would have helped here.

11-06-2019, 07:39 AM	#6
lumenchaser Site Supporter Join Date: May 2019 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 122	Originally posted by mhrish I took this shot of a bass player for a local band at a festival near my home town. It was a decent shot in color, but I thought it was really suited to black and white. I would like your opinions on the black and white conversion as well as your suggestions on what would make it better, both as far as the editing and the actual photography. Great capture, Mark. Love the eyeglass reflections, the low angle, and the player's intensity. Nothing in the shot gives away the era in which it was shot. Could be the '60s, could be yesterday. Wouldn't change a thing! Bravo!

11-24-2019, 02:17 PM	#7
800rate Banned Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Corpus Christi, Texas Posts: 252	sweet.

11-27-2019, 01:33 AM	#8
08amczb Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 796	I'ts out of focus and overprocessed. The contrast is too much even considering the hard lights of a concert.

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