Colour cropping:
Original photo:
This was my original photo before I began the cropping. I first adjusted the photo using Lightroom.
Cropped photos:
- For this first photo I cropped it in a panoramic style. It captures all the subject’s heads as well as the boutique on the left.
- In this photo I decided to crop out the man on the right-hand side of the photo as I wanted to concentrate on the two subjects that you can see in the middle as well as the right side of the image. I adjusted it in order to place one subject in the 2nd third of the image and the other in the last third making the first one empty. I like how the yellow coloured vegetable stall compliments the pink colour of the boutique.
- For this crop I decided to keep the vegetables in the photo as I like the bright colours as they stand out.
- For this final one I chose to zoom into the two main subjects’ heads. I did this to capture the man putting his finger to his face as it looks like he is deciding on something which is perfect for the term ‘decisive moment’ which Bresson chooses to describe his work with.
Black and white:
Next I chose to change the same previous images into black and white.
Original photo:
Cropping:
I prefer this one in black and white as it looks less chaotic in comparison to the coloured one. The fact all three subjects are wearing a dark top also makes the black and white image look better as it makes them stand out more.
Comparing:
I took this photo in the market in town in front of the vegetable stand as I liked the way it was laid out. I also like how the male subject is posed as it looks like he is deciding on something. I edited it in two ways, black and white, and brightly coloured with a high saturation. Although I do like the coloured version, I prefer the black and white one as it doesn’t have too much going on in comparison to the coloured version which has various tones of colours all in one small area, it looks quite busy.