Vibrant Colors, Retro Colors, Sepia And Black And White

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I typically decide on a direction for an image and stick with it. Depends on the mood of the image. If its about color I go with color, if its about the subject, lighting or texture I go with back and white.

I might revisit an image months later but its not about cranking out variations.

I rarely like sepia in an image. I don't mean it never works but it's a rare image that it works on IMO. AS to B&W, I feel the same way. When it works it works but again, it takes a certain image to really look good. When the conversion is made, way too people just leave them a muddy gray. Whenever I feel B&W is warranted, I like it to be very contrasty and as close to B&W as possible.



Out of your series I like the top one the best.

As to luck, no, I have never had much luck selling any B&W, tinted, cross processed, HDR, or other tweaked images. Just the "natural" ones.

P.S. You have some beautiful images!

My guess is the colorful one would be most appealing to the Vegas crowd. Las Vegas is a colorful place.

Interesting question, Eric. I've been wondering this myself for some of my graphite/charcoal drawings. BW, sepia, or tinted -- each gives a very different ambiance.

For your photo above, I actually like the retro and even the sepia.

The sign itself is very retro. Looks like a post-war mid century sign. I could see it as a postcard from that era. The sepia and retro seem more suitable IMHO.

Nice photo BTW - just the right amount of palm trees showing.

Great shots. I agree with Edward the colorful one fits good for Vegas. I also like the sepia one.

My best seller has a vintage look and the last few months I have been selling more black and white. I actually had 2 different customers contact me and ask if they could get one of my color shots in black and white! :) good luck with your sales!

Edward,

(I used to think that about variations of an image, but there is no reason to not offer another version of a print. It costs nothing to offer it and if it creates just one more sale where there was not one then the entire process was worth it.

Ted,

For some reason I prefer sepia to black and white, but it does depend on the image of course. It is interesting what you say about being very contrasty as opposed to muddy. I will mess with the black and white and see if this image works a little better with more contrast. Thanks for the compliment.

Cristolin,

Good call on the sign. It was made, I think, in the 1959. So with that I thought that the retro, sepia and black and white might work for some collectors out there. Normally I am for the more modern color and vibrant look, but with this sign I am with on the the retro and sepia version. As for the palm trees on the bottom, I was shooting an ultra wide 14 to 24mm so I could get more under the sign and more sky in the shot.

Terry,

Congrats on your sales. I dont think everyone will want black and white, but I think you have to see a black and white to know if you want it and if you do not offer it for sale you will never know.

Craig,

Like the processing on the two images you posted. I think they both work for the shot you have taken. Nicely done. What tone would you call the one on the right?