Anne’s comment about a sepia tone got me thinking—maybe, just maybe. So, I deleted the photo that I intended to show today and substituted this sepia toned image of the last posting.
The conversion to sepia was made using nik Silver Efex Pro. I used a strong curves adjustment, burned the edges of both the left and bottom of the photo and used a yellow filter to even the tones.
No matter how many years I do this, I will never stop being amazed at how black and white seems to simplify and increase the emotional impact of a photo.
Enjoy.
The photo is much more elegant in sepia and it does have a more classical feel to it. Still I would not say it looks like a Victorian era image. Like it much better this way.
ReplyDeleteBettie
Indeed the bw is less complicated and more dramatic. I do like it better but I am not crazy about the pose.
ReplyDeleteDebbie
Too dark for me. Would like to see a version that had the same luminosity as the color one.
ReplyDeleteMel
The image has an elegant appearance.
ReplyDeleteTed