Grandma's Hat and Purse (color)

Posted by Melissa W. (Warsaw, Indiana, United States) on 13 July 2008 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.

The color version of the b+w image I posted a few days ago.

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Comments (13)

Pep Mir from Spain

Tender photo with a beautiful light.

13 Jul 2008 1:54pm

Elaine from Vancouver, Canada

oh i love this picture, it's like a painting, the perfect light

13 Jul 2008 1:57pm

Rags from Plano, United States

I love it. How did you put that effect?

13 Jul 2008 2:08pm

@Rags: Thanks! The only processing I did was a curves adjustment and some dodging and burning...other than that, this is how it looked that evening.

April from Iloilo City, Philippines

nice nice nice...cute model! so adorable...

13 Jul 2008 3:58pm

Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa

This is a great shot, I prefer the bw due to the lighting though.

13 Jul 2008 7:58pm

Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom

Graham has a point here but my money is on this color version. Sometimes, colors detract but, here, they warm the heart. A very fine image, Melissa.

13 Jul 2008 8:08pm

mosleh from kurdestan_baneh, Iran

fantastic shot very beautiful ,well done :)

14 Jul 2008 1:02pm

paulski from Muncie, IN, United States

great lighting; i love the color of the sunlight (early evening?). i think i like the b/w better, but this has clear merits as well...

14 Jul 2008 5:25pm

@paulski: Thanks, Paulski!

Overall, I agree, I prefer the b+w (it's probably my favorite of the whole series)...it has more of a classic/timeless feel to it. However, with that said, what I love about this one is the warm glow of the early evening (yes, you are correct). ;) To me, the light has a magical quality to it.

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

A beautiful family, beautifully photographed by you Melissa.

14 Jul 2008 5:36pm

danthro from Suburbia, United States

beautiful photo, but i greatly prefer the b&w and i'm not even sure how to explain why, but for some reason the 'aww, cute, sweet' factor is way stronger in b&w, maybe because b&w brings up sort of romanticized feelings of past and this one looks more here and now? not really sure at all though.

14 Jul 2008 7:02pm