Colour Work Diary

How I made these Images
For these particular images, like the Line Project, I have used my phone to capture the images as I feel like they are of a better quality and performance when compared to the cameras provided.
This image is one of my favourite images of the Colour Project because of many aspects of the image. One of them being the overall subject of the image - The flower. The colour of the flower is also vibrant and pretty which stands out in the mute coloured background.

The Composition of the image, I believe, is good. The subject is centred and the image is in focus. I used a Dutch angle for this image so that I could angle the way the light comes into frame to capture more colour by using the light. This was similar for the rest of the images taken.

Critical Evaluation

During this photo shoot, my main objective was to capture a range of colours that are around me in my environment. These images could be of either muted or saturated.

A lot of my photographs I felt were very strong in their composition and their colour. There were some however that didn't stand out to me because of either the composition or the content of the image itself.


I retook the first image of the mosaic that was shown in the Line Project as there were many saturated colours within it. Despite the retake, I still felt that this image lacked something. The positive to the image is that there are a range of saturated colours combined together to create contrasting and analogous colours. However, I feel that the mosaic's random placement of tiles was unprofessional which made the image half-hazard and also made the image difficult to compose when capturing.

The second image of the cracked wall is very abstract. I like the image a lot however there are a few issues with the image which is why it isn't in my top 5 images. The image is slightly out of focus which took effect on the image's composition.

Despite this, I did edit the image a couple of times by changing the saturation of the image drastically to change the colour of the image completely. I also made a black and white version.

Progress

The image of the purple flower is my favourite of the top 5. To edit this image I used an editing technique and a range of the Photoshop tools.

I started with using a Quick Select tool to select the background around the flower to then convert it to black and white to make the colours even more muted and to also make the flower stand out. This is known as Colour Popping. I then selected the flower and leaves connecting to increase the Saturation of the flower's colour to make the colour slightly more dark.


This next image of a sky view was edited using a range of tools also.

I began by cropping the bottom of the image out of the frame as I felt that the cloud in the bottom right wasn't needed in the image. Furthermore, I simply darkened the image using the Hue and Saturation tool to create more of an ombre in the image.

To edit this image of the pink flowers, I used 3 tools in Photoshop.

I started by cropping the image so that the imperfections were blocked out of the final image. This included the shadow in the bottom left and the concrete in the top right.
After that, I used the hue and saturation tool to give the flowers and the leaves more vibrancy in their colour to make the colours contrast slightly more than before. Finally, I used the curves tool to adjust the light levels within the picture. I made it so that there was more light on the flowers to make sure that they are the focus of the image.

This image has been edited using the same tools as the previous image.

To start I increased the saturation in the entire image to brighten the petals and the buds of the flowers. After this, I darkened the image using curves to make the bush being the flowers darker to make the flowers stand out further.
In the original image there were a lot of other flowers in the background around the edges, I believed that this was a distraction and therefore cropped them out leaving the flowers in focus in the frame.

This last image was edited with a range of tools to change the way the flower was presented in the image.

I began by increasing the saturation to brighten the ombre and make it more neon. The analogous colours presented with the ombre effect are still present.
Previously, the flower didn't stand out as much as it should have. To change this, I selected the background around the flower and darkened it to make the flower stand out of the image and to ensure that there is no distractions in the background.

Colour Straight Images

Colour Straight Images

This mind map was created to help me form an idea of what I would like to photograph for the images that will be taken. Most of theThim relate to nature.

Top 5 Images
This image, although simple, is my favourite one of Colour. With the main subject being the only flower in frame, the audience is the automatically focused onto that main subject. Also, as the colour is bright, it stands out over the brick background. There is also a contest of muted and saturated colours within this image.





This image mainly uses light to portray a range of colour within a simple image of the sky. The light coming in tom the right of the frame makes the sky bright in one section and then shadowed in the other. The dark blue fading into the light blue, for me, creates an effect of peace and harmony. The image is broken up by the minimal amount of clouds in the frame. The colours in this image are more muted than saturated.



This next image is one of my favourites because of the use of contrasting colours. The vibrant pink and the forest green combine together to make a beautiful combination of colours. The pink flowers stand out over the leaves to grab the audiences attention. One issue with this image however is the concrete in the top right corner. When editing, I will be sure to remove this.





This image presents, yet again, contrasting colours with the pink and green. Now however, the green is more muted and the pink is more pastel. Despite this, this image still hod the contrasting colours of green and pink. The flowers also add a yellow into the image which then works as a analogous colour with the green. This image holds both analogous and contrasting colours.



I believe this image is the worst of the best. My favourite thing about this image is the ombre effect that the flower creates with it's petals. The colours in the petals are orange and yellow which are analogous colours. This creates a harmony within the colour scheme. The reason I don't like this image is because of the background. I feel that there are too many things going on and i takes away the attention from the subject matter.

Colour Contact Sheet

Contact Sheet

Line Image Bank

Line Image Bank
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Vertical


Diagonal


Curved


Converging

Texture Image Bank

Inspired Images

Colour Definition

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

I believe that this image fits this definition Colour as there is a range of different colours and shades. There are also a range of different light levels which either intensifies or mutes the colours. 

Shadows also effect the colours and their shades. As you can see, some of the blocks create a shadow on the other blocks creating a different shade of the original colour. 


There are many ways of using colours in photography. By using them in specific ways, you can convey different emotions and even meanings to a photograph. 

Red is associated with blood, and with feelings that are energetic, exciting, passionate or erotic. Most colors carry both positive and negative implications. The downside of red evokes aggressive feelings, suggesting anger or violence.






Orange is the color of flesh, or the friendly warmth of the hearth fire. The positive implications of this color suggest approachability, informality. The negative side might imply accessibility to the point of suggesting that anyone can approach-- a lack of discrimination or quality.





Yellow is the colour of sunshine. This colour is optimistic, upbeat, modern. The energy of yellow can become overwhelming. Therefore yellow is not a colour that tends to dominate fashion for long periods of time.




Green In its positive mode, green suggests nature (plant life, forests), life, stability, restfulness, naturalness. On the other hand, green in some tones or certain contexts (such as green skin) might instead suggest decay (fungus, mold), toxicity, artificiality.




Blue suggests coolness, distance, spirituality, or perhaps reserved elegance. Some shade of blue is flattering to almost anyone. In its negative mode, we can think of the "blues"-the implication being one of sadness, passivity, alienation, or depression.




Violet is the color of fantasy, playfulness, impulsiveness, and dream states. In its negative mode, it can suggest nightmares, or madness.








I agree with all of these meanings and implications. I believe that colours do create different emotions depending on the colour itself and the shade of it. Many dark colours would evoke a somber, more menacing feel but brighter colours tend to portray happiness and joy.

Muted and Saturated colours
Muted - A Muted colour tends to be more dull and less saturated than other colours. They portray gloomy meanings and are usually used in more depressing photography.

Saturated - A Saturated colour is a more vibrant, intense colour. They are used in happier pieces of photography as they convey emotions of joy.


The image of Lily Allen contains many muted colours. These muted colours portray the sombre emotions present with the colours of Violet and Dark Blue. The photographer Nadav Kander, I believe, has chose to photograph Lily Allen in a way of sadness as this links to the music that she creates. The colours link to the emotions being portrayed through her facial expression and body language - She seems quite depressed, possibly lonely. Her body is slightly slouched and she has no noticeable facial expression that would portray an emotion of happiness. This image explodes with a sombre vibe.





This image of Britney Spears has a range of Saturated colours. All these colours create a jolly, upbeat vibe which also, like Lily Allen, links to the type music she makes. Britney herself is presented in a bubbly way with her colourful outfit. All the people in the image look like they're having fun, the colours intensify this emotion. If David LaChapelle had photographed this image with no colour, the emotion would change completely.


Complementary and Analagous Colours
Complementary colours are colours that are opposite each other in the colour wheel. These colour, when put together, create a contrast and allow for specific things to stand out.

This image of the frog and the petals is an example of Complementary colours working together. The frog completely stands out from the red petals as it's colour is that of a vibrant green. These colours are opposite on the colour wheel.




Analagous colours are a group of colours which are next to each other in the colour wheel. These colours work in harmony with each other.

These colours on the flower work in harmony with each other as they blend well which creates an ombre effect. It also creates a soft, calm effect.


Both of these examples of the use of colour appear mostly in nature. They do however appear in man made objects such as clothing for example.

Colour Image Bank

Colour Image Bank
Red

Orange

Yellow

Green

Blue

Violet