MCP Blueprint – Similar Shot – Different Conversion

Here is a similar but not matching shot to last Friday’s “Blueprint.”  I wanted to show you how you can take similar lighting and transform the photo with a different mode and look.  Which you prefer will depend largely on your style and taste.  I am more a “color gal” so I prefer the one with vibrant color over the after here.  But for those who like a more monocromatic look, you may like knowing how this was done.  Out of curiousity, which do you prefer?

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 MCP Blueprint   Similar Shot   Different Conversion

Jodi Friedman, MCP Actions

Jodi Friedman is the founder of MCP Actions. She designs popular Photoshop actions and teaches Photoshop to photographers across the globe.

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  1. 1

    I’m a color girl, too. B&Ws are beautiful, but a clear, vibrant pop of color gets me every time!

  2. 2
    April B says:

    Wow..he looks like Edward from the Twilight movie…LOL. Love the conversion.

  3. 3
    Kansas A says:

    I like this one but I have to say I love the colour one better in your previous post :)

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    Jen says:

    I like both. The color version definitely pops but there is a nice intensity in this monochromatic pic–more of a mood, I think. Believe it or not, the dress seems to pop more in the mono vs. the original to my eye.
    TFS! :D

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    johnna says:

    i dig the ‘after’ one.

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    Mary says:

    I’m usually a color fan but with the desert setting this latest conversion looks REALLY nice — like a modern western! Thanks SO much for the process information!

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    Meghan says:

    I love lots of vibrant color but I love the classic look of monochrome or black and white too. Though I do get more of a “fun” feeling from colored photos, and I tend to get more serious emotion from black and white. Both works for me! For this set, I like the “after” better, but I like the vibrant color you did previously the best out of the three.

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    shelia stone says:

    i adore the choc one!

  9. 9
    Melanie says:

    This one is definitely more my style!

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    Wendy says:

    I LOVE this one, but I think I definitely LOVE the color pop you did before better!!

  11. 11

    I like color too, but in this series I like the second one better. Very pretty picture.

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    I am a “Color Girl” too. However, in the instance above, your take on the Monocromatic has me won over to the other side on this one. :) Love everything about the new image! Great Job… I plan to use this blueprint on some of my stuff!

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    Sylvia says:

    I would say, it dpends, on some photos, I like the “pop of color. On others I look for the detail Monocromatic gives. Nice crisp image.

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    Ann says:

    Jodi~Amazing thing learned! I LOVE The effect of changing the radial layer to hard light, I LOVE IT! Thanks so much for the share :) YOU ROCK!



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