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Black & Blue All Over! by Terrance R. Bolan

Black & Blue All Over!
    You may have already recognized this image from an earlier post, if not, take a look! She's out there.   Since the day I set the original "Fresh Canvas of Youth" up for others to view I have wanted to return to work on it again.  It always felt to me like it was meant to be presented in black & white.   Last night I decided to give it a go and see whether I was right or wrong.  The thing is, once I had finished ... there was a similar feeling, like something was missing.      It's those eyes, which make the color portrait so powerful.  I just could not leave their beauty behind in the studio.    Just a note:  I went back to the original raw render, developed the B&W rendition and added the subtle grain in Photoshop.  Gradually I brought her eye color back in.  I did not merely convert the finished original.   -Terry, October 2009
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Face-Off Statistics

Number of face-offs: 10

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  • 16/10 2009
    09:44
    Heather Nicholson

    Hi Terry, after long and careful consideration, I think the second version works best. It's a close call though, as they are both very good :)