Rainy street, B&W
Judith suggested Rainy street could be in B&W. She has great B&W work and has been an inspiration to me. So I tried with PS to convert the photo into B&W. But I’m new to PS and don’t know if I did it right. Please let me know what you think about the tones, contrast, textures… will a more grainy feel help? Thank you.
Rainy street, B&W belongs to the following groups:
Black and White Photography, Cards - Best of the Best, Everyday Life, In The Shadows, Kairos - Capturing the Decisive Moment, Silhouettes , Street Photography and Photojournalism and The Urban EnvironmentAvailable for sale as Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints and Framed Prints
Lumineux, 3 months ago
Great shot Maka!! I love how you caught her mid stride , very elegant…makes me think of Paris.
Caroline Gorka, 3 months ago
Looks great in B&W …good work :)
Peace Mitchell, 3 months ago
I love this!! Very classy and romantic in B&W.
Silvia Manuela, 3 months ago
I’m no expert in photography, but this has the feel of a classic shot to me.
elliewinds, 3 months ago
fantastic image. it is perfect in b/w. i love her reflection on the pavement. great perspective. well done.
mugshot, 3 months ago
It has a classic look about it
Arnold Isbister, 3 months ago
this is perfect; there is a hardness from detail that make the contrast and reflections real and give a ‘feeling’ of wetness on something hard, concrete.
wdavies285, 3 months ago
you done well maka, this has turned into a very moody picture, and very classy
Richard Veal, 3 months ago
Looks good Zhao.
I would have liked to see it as a SC, with just the colour of the red light reflection.
Kate Wall, 3 months ago
This is lovely, well done!
maka1967 in reply to Richard Veal’s comment, 3 months ago
I know what you mean, Richard. Red among gray tones would be stunning. I’ll learn how to select colours. Thank you!
maka1967 in reply to Arnold Isbister’s comment, 3 months ago
Thank you very much, Arnold, for your beautiful and inspiring comment.
Shane Smart, 3 months ago
I think this is much better in black and white. It has wonderful contrast throughout the image.
blamo, 3 months ago
looks brilliant in B/W also
augz, 3 months ago
Fantastic b&w piece!
PPPhotoArt, 3 months ago
no Zhao this looks amazing in the B&W and has amazing tones, looks very elegant!!!!! well done
Carol & Kev Ha..., 3 months ago
Great shot, great work in B&W!!
Kate Towers IPA, 3 months ago
fantastic , perfect in b&w
mysteryfaith, 2 months ago
i like this in black and white
Gilberte, 2 months ago
very good shot of needle heels in a rainy street!!
davidmilne, 2 months ago
Wonderful mono version,touch of s/c would top it off my friend IMHO :-)
Albert1000, 2 months ago
Beautiful.
Kristal, 2 months ago
i like the black and white!!
Martin Derksema, 2 months ago
This is beautiful. There is a magical silence in this image. As if it comes to me from another moment in time, like a dream or flashback. Love how the girl changed into a silhouette.
pryere, 2 months ago
great shot
brion, 2 months ago
Awsome!!!!!!! Great photo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) Perfect timing!!!!!!!!
Rosina Lamberti, 2 months ago
gorgeous colors, great work!!
andreasphoto, 2 months ago
classy shot
Phillip French, 2 months ago
fantastic capture,...
shanghaiwu, 2 months ago
brilliant image maka
berndt2, 2 months ago
Very well captured – love the silhouette!
Judith Oppenhe..., 2 months ago
meant to get back to you on this – looks great in black and white – great job!
maka1967 in reply to Judith Oppenheimer’s comment, 2 months ago
Thank you so much, Judith. You have been helping me a lot.
Jenson Yazzie, 2 months ago
this pick is bad to tha bone….............
Elizabeth Duncan, 2 months ago
oh I love this. The tones and contrast are spot on.
Elodie, 2 months ago
Superb!
Alexia Wardell, 2 months ago
Great black and white..classic composition. Nice job.
Zaldy Infante, about 1 month ago
inspiring street art.. well spotting of patterns!
Victor(Vic) Be..., about 1 month ago
amazing composition
KCphoto, about 1 month ago
Very nice B&W :)K
aroha, about 1 month ago
fab! i love this! great mono!
Lindsay Berman, about 1 month ago
you have done a fine job, I would not change a thing :-)
midzing, about 1 month ago
fantastic image,,, well done
Pratik Agrawal, about 1 month ago
fabulous image !
docophoto, about 1 month ago
Congratulations on making the feature page. Great image.
catblack, about 1 month ago
wow
this is soooo cooool
Richard Veal, about 1 month ago
Congrats on this making the home page Zhao.
Richard.
Richard Veal, about 1 month ago
Sorry. I meant the featured page. :-))
Damien Woods, about 1 month ago
Great setting – makes for ‘In the Moment’ Portraiture. Candid. Brilliant, perfect.
Damien Woods, about 1 month ago
With regards to the treatment in Photoshop – perfect. Try a grain effect and see what you think. My experience is too just experiment with Photoshop and see what you like and always ask for constructive feedback. Layers are very useful to get different lighting effects, textures and all sorts of cool effects. Check out my folio and you’ll see what I mean.
John Violet, about 1 month ago
Fantastic shot. Iove the effect whatever it was!!
purehart05, about 1 month ago
gorgeous. i love the black and white.
ThisIsEpic, about 1 month ago
wow. very beautiful image :)
Elana Bailey, about 1 month ago
I think that you did a fantastic job with the monochrome effect. An excellent candid capture. Well done.
Ron Trinca, about 1 month ago
I like the “glossy” look of this, Maka. The choice of umbrella and hand bag with contrasty dots is a real plus. Nice fluid motion to her walk and you caught her in perfect stride.
If you like, I can tell you how to convert to BW using LAB mode in PS, although you seemed to have nailed it in this image. Nice job!
Periwinkle, about 1 month ago
I love this photo. It reminds me of a cool fashion shot from the 60’s!! the B&W is perfect.
DiannaLee, about 1 month ago
This is fun ..I really like it!
Jennib, about 1 month ago
excellent shot
botticcelli, about 1 month ago
wonderful photo…excellent composition
Hiroko, about 1 month ago
Super poster shot!
CynthiaCat, about 1 month ago
Very elegant!
Jeremy Ham, about 1 month ago
good shot.
however, i think that the contrast / shadows are just a litte bit too dark. also, if you want to go that extra step, you could try to fix the slight horizon tilt in PS. i’m not sure what version of PS you have but in the latest one, the BW adjustment layer has quite a few options which can be tweaked to your liking. these are just my thoughts anyway.
also, the shot does work a lot better in B&W.
cheers
Sarah Matthews, about 1 month ago
I’m not sure that Jeremy’s comment applies to the whole image, but perhaps the your subject could have slightly more detail brought out. I love the composition.
Anita Dzogovic, about 1 month ago
beautiful…..
lace82, about 1 month ago
.....when i think of polkadots, it is so black and white, you have magnificently created something. i am drawn to this.
Imagematrix, about 1 month ago
This is a true classic Maka.
How many people could capture something like this.
IM
maka1967 in reply to Imagematrix’s comment, about 1 month ago
Thank you very much, Imagematrix. There was some luck in this one.
Cheers!
Charleen L. Scott, about 1 month ago
ugggggggggghhhhhhhhhh I LUHV HER.
Great shot.
JennieMarie919, about 1 month ago
The black and white has made all the difference in this shot. Fantastic.
ragman, 26 days ago
black and white fits the context and era
Matthew Bonnin..., 22 days ago
Fantastic shot. Classic French 50’s feel and a tip of the cap to Bresson.