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Harry Smart @munross.bsky.social

hate it when photographers can't decide which is the best version, colour or bw. More Victoriah #fineartnude #nude #portrait

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jul 18, 2025, 2:51 am • 16 1

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DannyBoy @dangandd.bsky.social

I prefer the b&w with the setting

jul 19, 2025, 12:29 pm • 1 0 • view
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ingrained light @ingrainedlight.bsky.social

The struggle is real

jul 31, 2025, 5:08 am • 1 0 • view
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Harry Smart @munross.bsky.social

it absolutely is, though I'm increasingly drawn to bw .. but always shooting in colour so I retain as much info as possible for the conversion. I'm an inveterate tweaker of bw conversion, which has its own pathology.

jul 31, 2025, 3:59 pm • 1 0 • view
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ingrained light @ingrainedlight.bsky.social

I mean the BW conversion on this photo is excellent! It has such great tonality. Both versions are so good.

jul 31, 2025, 4:07 pm • 1 0 • view
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Harry Smart @munross.bsky.social

thanks. I can never do it simply with a bw layer; the conversion is always a group of layers, bw, curves, often also levels. And always a recolour to warm it, which can have a surprising impact on perceived tonality.

jul 31, 2025, 4:18 pm • 1 0 • view
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Colin @escargo2k.bsky.social

... and yes, the monochrome version for me

jul 20, 2025, 12:37 pm • 1 0 • view
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Colin @escargo2k.bsky.social

As Ted Grant famously said - B&W for character, colour for fashion www.bing.com/images/searc...

jul 20, 2025, 12:36 pm • 1 0 • view