On the first day of this year I posted an image called ‘Candlelight‘. I still adore the image, but there are also others that have been taken on the same day which I really like. Instead of posting all of them for several different Sinful Sundays, I have chosen one more to share with you.
I really adore this image, but I wanted to play with it in Photoshop to see what it looked like with different edits. No filter I used made it better, until I tried the ‘high key filter’ (which seems to be a favorite of mine, along with the ‘old photo’ filter). Below you see the image with the high key filter.
Now I do have a bit of a dilemma. I really like both photos – the original and the edit – but cannot seem to choose a favorite. Can you?
© Rebel’s Notes
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You may have heard the saying ‘painting with light’ but Marie Rebelle embodies the phrase in this amazing piece. Marie was debating which image looks best from the natural and edited version and, although both are absolutely stunning, I have to go with the natural one.
The rich hues of the candle’s glow are perfectly contrasted with the deep shadows cast by the darkness of the room. Together these two elements hug Marie’s body in a manner that is simultaneously inviting and intimate.
It welcomes the eye but denies the touch. Just a glimpse—a flicker of insight. And yet it offers everything it needs to.
Both are gorgeous but I love the original, there is so much warmth and sensuality to it.
Please keep these coming! I love the deep reds / oranges of the first one – the sensuous glow draws me in.
I adore the first image <3 Candlelight is my very favourite x
Oh, I’m glad to see another shot from this shoot. I like the second one best. Xx
Ohh that is a tough one. I like them both but for very different reasons however there is something about the warm colours and the real darkness of the shadows in the original that I really like
mollyx
They are both gorgeous but I love the sensuous warmth of the first one.
Well . . . I just LOVE the first image. It just looks so sensual and I love the warmth of the candle and the mystery of the shadows!
Lovely !!!
Xxx – K
The second, because I love high (and low) key photograpy.
I thought I loved the first image best but on a second, I mean tenth look, I think I prefer the second. 🙂
I like the warmth and softness of the first image, but the lovely high tones in image two are great too!! Just excellent work on both 🙂
xx
I like the warmth of the first but actually prefer the second, a different take with the warmth stripped away
Wonderful!
I have a slight preference for the warmth of the original.
I kind of like the second, looks more alive.