On the application skills of photographic color

On the application skills of photographic color

The purity of color refers to the purity of color, indicating the proportion of color components contained in color. The following is my overall strategy for the use of photographic colors. Let's have a look.

1, cold and warm colors

Colors can make photos have strong emotions. Blue is a cool color, especially blue with purple tendency. When blue is dominant, the audience will feel trembling. In the blue picture, if there is yellow or red, it will make people feel warm. It is necessary to use colors flexibly in photos to control the audience's overall impression of photos.

The photographer's landscape works were successful with excellent cool blue tones. Every place in the photo reveals the meaning of winter, peace and tranquility. In the early morning, there are many unknown grasses and small trees on the frozen river in the backlight, which are covered by the cold fog in the early morning. Although the sun is blocked by clouds, the picture presents a kind of sacredness and beauty.

Warm colors will bring a warm and pleasant feeling to the audience, or tend to stimulate and enhance the power of images.

2. Contrast color

Contrast colors can help viewers find the main body of photos and give photographers more creative space. Even if it is exposed for a long time, the audience can see the birds in the picture.

In this photo, it is the color contrast that makes us recognize the macaw in flight. Because of the bright and unique colors of birds, photographers can create this work.

Cutting out superfluous things and keeping the colors simple can attract the audience's attention to the most important part of the film. Remember, black and white are also colors.

In this work, the simplicity of the photo is enhanced by cutting. There is nothing on the black-based dog that will distract the audience, so we should look straight into those sad eyes.

Step 3 balance colors

In photos with simple colors, different colors can increase the interest of the scene. But the position of this color must be carefully thought out to form a balance with the overall picture.

In this photo, red leaves fall on the stream, breaking the whole picture. Although it is fallen leaves and flowing water, the picture under the freeze frame is unforgettable. Red plays a balanced role in leading and reflecting the flowing water of green moss.

4. Similar colors

Different colors with the same feeling can be mixed together to create an overall impression, whether it is soft or bright. Putting a group of similar colors in front of a monochrome background can expand this feeling.

The colorful pencils in this photo are arranged together to form a picture, giving people a cheerful feeling. The photographer took a close shot, highlighting two pencils in the main body of the picture, and the surrounding colors played a foil role.

5. Influence of exposure on color

We all know that there are gorgeous colors in the sky at sunrise or sunset, but many people don't know that if we continue shooting after the brightest color of the naked eye has faded, the color saturation in the photo will be higher.

Silhouettes with colorful sky or background can produce excellent photos. The trick is to control the underexposure of the brightest area in the film. In this work, the dark part of the photo is not affected by the underexposure, but the orange is fuller and more textured.

6. The color of the light source determines the sense of the picture.

Colors are usually related to emotions. Different colors can give people different psychological influences, stimulate people's emotions and produce psychological and emotional sounds. Remember that artificial light has different colors: tungsten lamp is yellow, flash is blue, and fluorescent light has different changes. These colors can make or break a photo, so take them seriously.

In this photo, the photographer cleverly captured lightning, blue sky and purple smudged by city lights, which cast a strange feeling on the photo.

7. You can take good photos even in bad weather.

Bad weather can also take good photos, making familiar things look completely different. So go out to take pictures in rainy and snowy weather, thanks to fog and sandstorm. New photos are waiting there.

Sometimes, the overall color of the city is so different from what we usually see that it is difficult to recognize where it is. In this work, the Great Wall is shrouded in purple mist, reflecting the red leaves at the foot of the mountain, adding a sense of historical vicissitudes.

For example, bad weather can also take good photos. A telephoto lens can compress scenes, including things as small as snowflakes. In addition, the longer the focal length, the shallower the depth of field. When using this kind of lens, it is also interesting to try different shapes and patterns for defocusing effect.

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