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this photo was taken of my wife in the kitchen using natural light coming in from a window from her right side.i know the colour temp is a little warm but i think it works.


this is the same pic only converted to grayscale


would like coments on which pp works best and how to improve the photo

thanks zsolt

I like the colour version Zeddy. But it looks a tad soft to me.
Mind you, you have to take what you can get with the other half as they are not all keen to be one's muse.
Regards Colin.

I like the colour version too; warm skin tone makes her look happy.
I think the grayscale is a bit severe.

Bluebell wrote:I like the colour version too; warm skin tone makes her look happy.
I think the grayscale is a bit severe.

+1

At least she's smiling for you - my wife either pulls faces or hides, usually

I had a bit of play in PS with the colour one to convert to B & W with a bit of a high key treatment. Here 'tis. Please let me know if you would like me to remove it and I will.
Lee

Marvin wrote:I had a bit of play in PS with the colour one to convert to B & W with a bit of a high key treatment. Here 'tis. Please let me know if you would like me to remove it and I will.
Lee

I prefer this B/W treatment to the first B/W but neither cature the feel of the original colour capture. The warmth and softness just *work*

Since going to B&W wasn't working out, I stuck to colour:



I tweaked the white balance to make it not so yellow and followed these instructions to soften the skin. I think I went too far on the skin.

Daniel

thanks guys for your coments and pp efforts
Marvin for me your version seems too bright for my liking maybe half way between yor version and mine.i did use a strong contrast preset in lightroom.
daniel i kie what you have done here will have a play with the instructions
thanks zsolt