I read the section on color and composition in Freeman Patterson's book today and ended up with a black and white! Actually the principle I'm focusing on in this shot is looking for balance in the elements of a photo. In this case, there is a balance between the black, white and gray tones. To be honest, it really was a color shot of some shadows on my wall. But it seemed sort of...boring! So, I bumped up the contrast which gives you the impression of a black and white. Another point Patterson made was that color could be manipulated either in the camera or in the "darkroom" (in digital that means processing). When I looked at the picture after I'd brought out the contrast, I decided I no longer liked the balance between dark and light. However, if I turned the photo, it took on new life. So there you have it- a balanced and manipulated color shot that looks like a black and white!
Hehe! Sounds like a very complicated process to get what appears to be a fairly simple image! I guess that's what usually happens with great things - they look effortless despite what was actually involved! Nice job! :)
@taffy Thank you Taffy! It really wasn't as complicated as it sounds in the explanation. I played with the contrast and turned the photo- that's all! @twr Thank you Timothy! @sangwann Thank you Dione! @pflaume Thank you Lisa! It really was not as "thoughtful" as it seems. All it took was noticing the shadows on the wall (which is not hard to do since some of the furniture is still in storage!) and playing around with the picture in processing. But it just goes to show that a simple picture can have a larger impact if it's done right. @alia_801 Thanks Alia! No, it really wasn't that complicated- it just sounds like it when you're including the writing from the book. Simply put, I played with the contrast and turned the picture. That's it! @nicolecampbell Thank you Nicole! I'm pleased with the way it turned out too! @yaorenliu Thank you Yao!
@mzzhope Thank you Hope!
@edie Thank you Edie!
@twr Thank you Timothy!
@sangwann Thank you Dione!
@pflaume Thank you Lisa! It really was not as "thoughtful" as it seems. All it took was noticing the shadows on the wall (which is not hard to do since some of the furniture is still in storage!) and playing around with the picture in processing. But it just goes to show that a simple picture can have a larger impact if it's done right.
@alia_801 Thanks Alia! No, it really wasn't that complicated- it just sounds like it when you're including the writing from the book. Simply put, I played with the contrast and turned the picture. That's it!
@nicolecampbell Thank you Nicole! I'm pleased with the way it turned out too!
@yaorenliu Thank you Yao!
@daisy Thank you Kathryn!
@httpgeffed Thank you Colleen!