Taz Records

[Iguanasan]

I'm not very good with the whole B&W thing but this image deserved it. Feel free to rip it apart...

[Wicked Dark]

well I won't rip it apart, but I will say that it lacks the wide tonal array that I prefer in monochromatic shots. for me part of the appeal in a B&W is to take advantage of the white whites and the black blacks and showcase those as well as the grays in between. Of course tastes may vary, but you might try playing with the color sliders to bring up or down the tonal element they bring. I do this in Lightroom, but whatever app you use will probably have something similar. I use it all the time to bring a monochrome shot to life.

as far as the subject goes, I like it although it is hard to see here. I would straighten the curb line and crop very slightly to isolate the building, but that's just me.

[Marko]

Exactly what WD said. First impression...way too dark and not enough going on.

[MoinMoin]

Well, Marko already said it in the right words:

way too dark and not enough going on

[JAS_Photo]

I agree with what they have said above but the building does have a really nice texture so perhaps a reshoot along the lines of minimalism or architectural fragments would give you more oomph.

[Fortytwo]

The whole lack of contrast thing can easily be fixed by messing with levels.



A few thing make me wonder though. It's a pretty neat and good picture of the building. Now, I could be missing something, but why this particular building? What was it you liked about it? I must say, I'm unfamiliar with "Taz records" so like I said, I may be missing something here. But I always wonder what the photographer is trying to tell me with the picture...