Colour Photography

Colour Photography

Color photography uses media capable of reproducing colors. Black and white photography records only a single channel of brightness and uses media capable only of showing shades of gray. Colour Photographs create lots of different emotions whereas Black and White sets a depressing mood on some photographs because of the shadows in the picture. In Colour Photography, the right colors in a photograph can determine whether the photo is attractive to a buyer or a turn off to a viewer because it doesn't stand out. 

Colours determine the emotion and set the mood in the photo. Red, Orange and Yellow are most commonly warm colours. Blue, Purple and green on the other hand are more cold colours.

Different colors are associated with different emotions and moods. 

Red is usually known for creating warmth & passion in your photo. That is why Valentines day is accosted with red.  Red with a background in white adds  contrast but has an element of grace to it.

Orange is a mixture of yellow and red. It therefore, is associated with enthusiasm and warmth. Sunset photos are taken with an essence of warmth in them. 

Yellow reflects most of the light and draws a lot of attention. Too bright of an exposure can leave the photo looking unbearable. It is best to shoot yellow in down-tones.

Green is the color that sets the emotion in the photo. Quite often it is known to make you feel better. It’s nature’s color and often gets used in professional photography for Landscape. They have opposite impacts on your mood. 

Blue produces a sense of calmness. It can often help you to feel relaxed and chilled.

The Photo below shows an asymmetrical view. Many people are drawn to symmetrical photos because they are evenly balanced and are naturally attractive at first sight. A photo like this however, can be attractive to a viewer due to it being asymmetrical and some parts of the photo drawing more attention than others.

William Eggleston

Eggleston was born in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1939, and he grew up on the very edge of the Mississippi Delta, where he continues to work to this day. He bought his first camera, a Canon Rangefinder, in 1957, and after a short time of work in Black and White he switched to colour in 1965. 

Eggleston is known as one of the greatest photographers in history and this is due to his use of color. As you can see from this photo he tends to use color to highlight everything in the photo (mainly the subject) and bring the bright luminous colors through. I would argue that this is why William Eggleston is well known. 

Blue

The task we were given was to choose a colour and explore around college taking creative pictures of objects or people in blue. 

When i was on the shoot, i noticed that there was a lot more things to photograph than i first thought. I began to see ideas by just walking past ordinary objects and making them look attractive to look at. 

I think a strength in this exercise was that i could take ordinary objects, edit them and make them look attractive to viewers.

I think a couple of my images like Door signs could be more creative. I could of tried to find something that would look more effective on a photo instead of shooting basic things.

I think the task we did developed my photography skills because being told to shoot colours, makes you use your imagination and be creative with what you shoot. I noticed that my photos are a lot better than last time i did a task like this so its great to know I'm improving in my work.