Straight Images - Colour

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Work Diary - Colour

On Tuesday's Morning lesson we were given a brief to take photos of colour. At first I thought this task would be easier however it was harder than I thought it would be. It was hard trying to find background colours that really showed of the colour of the main subject, I also spent a lot of time looking for both examples of complementary colours and analogous colours. Once I had a good idea of the kind of photos I could take it became easier and easier to find photos to take. I tried to take the photos from different angles and from varying amount of zoom, however with some of the photos I was very  restricted on the angle and zoom that I could use. After taking the photos I used photoshop to edit the photos and in one photo edited it so that only the key colours featured in the photo were in colour and the rest of the photo was in black and white.

Below is that photo

Camera Setting - 1/125 sec f/5.6 ISO 250

I like this photo because the colours are very vibrant and bright. I also like the contrast of the the blue nails compared to the orange of the Fanta bottle. The contrast of the colour helps make both of them stand out and the use of black and white for the rest of the photo helps them to stand out even more. I really enjoyed learning how to edit this photo, it did take me a while to complete it however I put this down to not really knowing what I was doing, I think that if I do this more and more I will become quicker and therefore the technique will become better. 

Here is one of the pictures from my shoot that I didn't like. 

I don't like this photo as the main subject of the photo is not completely in the photo as some of it is missing of the bottom of the photograph. I also don't think that there is a lot of colours shown within the photograph as it is purely just blue on a brown background. I don't think this really shows colour and it doesn't show the whole of the subject. I could have made this photo better by moving the camera down further to include the whole of the subject of the photo. Also I would have looked at the angle of the photo. I would also get down on more of an equal level with the subject of the photo to make sure that the whole of the subject in the photograph. I feel that the picture would have been better if the the photograph had more colour in it rather than just the two basic colours that feature in it now.  

Progression

If I were to go out and shoot colour again I would look at the amount of different colours that were to feature in the photograph and see if it will make a good photo. I would also look for more photographs that I could take that feature both complementary and analogous colours as I feel that I didn't get enough photographs that features these types of colours. I would also look for more subject of different shapes as I have noticed that many my photos tend to feature just one main colour with a few other colours in the background. 

Below are some photos that inspire me 

Food Colouring Dispersing in Water  

 Complementary Colours 

 Complementary Colours 

 Analogous Colours

Analogous Colours

Image Bank - Colour

I like these photos because they use black and white with only the key element of the photo in colour. This draws the viewer attention to that specific part of the photo, the bright colours featured within the photo capture the audiences attention due to the lack of colour featured in the rest of the photograph. I like these photos because the editing technique makes them look very impressive and clever, I included these picture because this is an edit technique that I would like to learn.

I have put this photo in my image bank because it uses many different colours in order to capture the audiences attention and keep them interested in the photo as there is so much going on within the photograph. The different colours in the photo keep the audiences attention and make them look at all different parts of the picture individually. The bright colours used within the photography really help to capture the attention of the viewer and draw them in. There are a lot of different colours in this photo and they have been used to their full potential in capturing the eye of the audience 

I picked this photo to go into my image bank because of the use of both complimentary colours and analogous colours. These types of colours have been used to make some of the windows really stand out and looks bright. I like this photo because it the different colours on the glass really stand out against the plain colour of the blue sky.  I like the angle of the image as it has been used to emphasise the depth of the building. I like the use of a low angle looking up at the building giving it height and allowing the colours to really stand out.

I placed these pictures in my image bank because the both use complimentary colours to make the main subject of the photo stand out. In one photo the primary colour of the pair is the colour main subject and in the other photo the secondary colour has been used on the main subject of the photograph. I like the use of the complimentary colours used in the photograph as it really makes the subject of the image stand out. The rule of third has been well used as in the second photo the main subject of the photo is not in the centre of the frame it is off to the right hand side. The use of the complimentary colours draw your eyes straight to the main subject of the photo even though it is not in the centre of the frame.

Definition Post - Colour

Colour 

Dictionary Definition - the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way it reflects or emits light. 

Saturation - is used to describe the intensity of the colour within an image 

Muted Colour-  Colours that have been toned down or softened using black, white or a complementary colour.  

Analogous Colour - Analogous colours are groups of three colours that are next to each other on the colour wheel, with one being the dominant colour. One example would be Blue, Blue Green and Blue Violet. 

Complementary Colour - Is the colour that is opposite to the main colour on the colour wheel. For Example Purple complements Yellow. If placed next to each other the can capture the audience attention. If the complementary colours are mixed they will make black. 

Natural Complimentary Colours - This photo uses complimentary colours that are naturally occurring and just happen to appear together. The complimentary colours make the subject of the photo clear and stand out 

 Man-made complimentary colours- These colours are not naturally occurring in this situation and have been placed here to draw your attention to the main subject of the photograph meaning the colours have been well used.  

Analogous Colours- Theses colours have been used in this photo to show of the different sizes of the flowers. The analogous colours are very similar yet show off all the different shade well. 

Selective Colour - Selective colour has been used to make the colour stand out and show off the 

colour within the photograph. 

Personal Definition - The visual element associate with the appearance of everything in existence.