Desaturation and Wedding collections

[snowfalldesigns]

I'm working on editing some wedding photos and I'm curious about which you would choose to put in an album.
I'm going to give the couple a CD with all of their photos in color, most in b&w, and some that are desaturated (I guess that is the right term?) so in the end, they can choose which option they like. However, I am making an album and I'm wondering if I should be consistent in the colors through the album (i.e. all full color, all b&w, or all desaturated)
I obviously wouldn't put two versions of the same shot in the album but should I stay consistent or would it look odd to mix it up?

Here's what I mean by full color vs. desaturated.


no idea why I can't get them the same size on photobucket...

[candleman]

personally, i dont like the desaturated after looking at the colour..

[snowfalldesigns]

Yeah, that's kind of the problem. The desaturated ones usually look good on their own but when they are next to the color version, they look, well...anemic. Some photographers that I follow tend to have a more vintage/romantic look that I know is mostly awesome lighting and some sort of pp. I like them all as a set but I'm sure they would look odd with a color right next to it.

[candleman]

yeah, i see what you're saying.

they need to be consitant..

I only ever do full vibrant colour, or straight black and white.
thats my style, and thats what i want people to want me for.. because it comes naturally to me.

stick to your style, and dont worry about other photographers.

[snowfalldesigns]

The reason I mentioned the other photographers is because I really like what they do. Eventually I'll get there. I guess I can't force the techniques...I try and it doesn't work until one day it'll click and I can't believe why it was so hard for me to figure out. Like this wedding for instance, I was in the middle of the reception and suddenly the whole exposure triangle made sense...love it when that finally happens!
I think consistency is probably best too - thank you for your opinion!

[lee kivi]

I would go with the full color version over the desaturared, I think thats what most people prefer. In the album though I would have a section of B&W because of the dramatic effect they can produce.

[terri33inne]

I agree most people prefer color or B&W... I use desaturation sometimes & I like the effect of it... I almost wonder how it would be if you desturated it even more... so it's ALMOST B&W but still a pastel hint of color, and then add a touch of warmth.

I know exactly the look you're referring to, and it's very nice. I think a lot of those are PP... like an action in photoshop (I don't use PS so I don't know).