The one four challenge is where you take one picture and over a month each week edit the picture in a different way. At the end of the month you have four different images and four different interpretations of the image. You can read more about the challenge here.
This week I decided to take my spring picture and create the obligatory monochrome edition for the One Four Challenge.
I used my own Daguerreotype black and white preset in Lightroom to create a base for my image. This preset is quite heavy on the shadows and I had to brighten them. At the same time, I used the gradient tool to soften the highlights on the right. I finally sharpened and cropped the image.
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- Week 1
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- Week2
What do you think? Let me know in the comments below.
Also remember to check out Robyn’s post for this week.
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Ben, this is beautiful in our obligatory mono 😃
The tones are gorgeous. Such a lovely image.
Thank you Robyn, there always has to be the an obligatory mono edit.
Yes 😃 Ive even thought about 4 images only in mono. There’s a challenge.
This is very good. It is very soft indeed…
Thank you Rajiv, I think the softness compliments the image well.
Very cool and I do like the monochrome image – looking forward to the next three.
Hi Mary, this was week two of the challenge and I forgot to mention that and add in a gallery of these two weeks. The next two weeks will be interesting.
Very nice in black and white.
Delicate in mono Ben. Nice 😀
I agree Julie.
The tones are so soft and dreamy in this image. I really like how detailed the stamens are in the front blossom, they really stand out. Great job. 😀
Thanks Nic, it was fun tring to balance the softness yet have strong details esp in the main flower. I think because there was already a lot of brightness in blossom creating the effect was a lot easier.
I really like how the delicate tones of the monochrome enhance the blossom but I think I prefer the original cropping.
Nice preset, Ben. I really love the monochrome and the opened shadows that reveal more of the beautiful details of the buds. A beautiful combination of soft yet detailed, if that make sense!
Hi Stacy, I quite like the preset and it has a different effect on every image. It has quite a strong contrast to begin with but that can simply be toned down.
Beauty of a great starting point, Ben!