Many thanks to Mona @mona65 for hosting the previous Technique Challenge. Controlled overexposure has been a great thematic opportunity to enrich our photographer expertise by practicing an unusual technique.
For this new edition, I am proposing to try ourselves at low saturation photography.
Using mute or attenuated colors can be a mean to convey a contained emotion, at the opposite of using bright color intensity to convey dynamism and exuberance.
For this challenge, you have several options :
- to choose a subject and a lighting that will naturally provide an image with low color intensity,
- or to desaturate the colors by using your preferred image processing tool,
- or to combine both approaches at the same time.
You can desaturate the whole image in order to work on its global mood, or only a part of it in order to highlight the rest. Success is a matter of fine tuning and nuance, in order to adjust the emotional impact you want to create.
There are a lot of examples and of tutorials on the web. Here are a few samples to kick off your inspiration:
Dates :
- Start : the challenge starts today July 7th , 2021.
- End : the challenge is open for entries until Saturday August 7th , 2021 by midnight in your time zone.
- Shots must be taken within this time frame.
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For this new edition, I am proposing to try ourselves at low saturation photography.
Using mute or attenuated colors can be a mean to convey a contained emotion, at the opposite of using bright color intensity to convey dynamism and exuberance.
For this challenge, you have several options :
- to choose a subject and a lighting that will naturally provide an image with low color intensity,
- or to desaturate the colors by using your preferred image processing tool,
- or to combine both approaches at the same time.
You can desaturate the whole image in order to work on its global mood, or only a part of it in order to highlight the rest. Success is a matter of fine tuning and nuance, in order to adjust the emotional impact you want to create.
There are a lot of examples and of tutorials on the web. Here are a few samples to kick off your inspiration:
https://www.thephotoargus.com/low-saturation-photography-pieces/
https://www.noupe.com/inspiration/photography/faded-glory-a-showcase-of-low-saturation-photography.html
as well as some more general information on how to handle color saturation :
https://www.masterclass.com/articles/learn-about-color-a-guide-to-color-saturation-in-photography#how-does-saturation-affect-your-photos
https://photographylife.com/what-is-saturation-and-how-to-get-optimal-saturation
Dates :
- Start : the challenge starts today July 7th , 2021.
- End : the challenge is open for entries until Saturday August 7th , 2021 by midnight in your time zone.
- Shots must be taken within this time frame.
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Entries can be viewed here: https://365project.org/tags/technique117
I hope you will enjoy this challenge and I am looking forward to seeing your entries !
Etienne