My first B&W

[wheelhot]

Hello everyone, well after wondering how to make my own B&W photo, I made my first attempt. Here it is, tell me what you guys think and what could be improved.

[sybren]

Please take a few minutes to read through the rules of this forum. It explicitly tells you that just asking "what can be improved" will give you very poor replies.

[wheelhot]

I read it before and I think I followed the guidelines. Honestly I just did that B&W for fun, I wasn't thinking of how I want it to look or anything. So I want to know what you guys think about it.

[sybren]

Originally Posted by wheelhot

II wasn't thinking of how I want it to look or anything.

I think it shows - the photo doesn't tell me anything. It's not abstract enough to be a truly abstract photo, but it isn't recognisable enough not to not be one. The background is distracting too.

[monkeyfinger]

I like it, it looks like a sci-fi movie from the 50s. The only thing that some people might pull you up on is that some of the highlights are a bit blown out. I actually like high contrast, so it doesn't bother me, but it does bother a lot of other people.

[wheelhot]

I like it, it looks like a sci-fi movie from the 50s. The only thing that some people might pull you up on is that some of the highlights are a bit blown out. I actually like high contrast, so it doesn't bother me, but it does bother a lot of other people.

oh cool, that is interesting, talking about high contrast I guess if done properly, it should be fine? I decide to leave some part seem like overblown eventhough I can make it not overblown because it made the foosball player look like too flat.

I think it shows - the photo doesn't tell me anything. It's not abstract enough to be a truly abstract photo, but it isn't recognisable enough not to not be one. The background is distracting too.

hmm, okay. Regarding the background, maybe I should burn the bottom right side? cause its look brighter then the rest of the background. What other thing I can do to fix the background?

Thanks for the responses, keep em coming.