Intro to Color Photography

1. Looking at Color

2. All light has different colors based on time of day,
weather, and if the light is natural or artificial.
The color of light is a result of its temperature.
The kelvin scale measures the amount of heat
reflected by different light sources.

3. Color Temperature
Measured in kelvins
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5. Midday:
Bay/Sky , Provincetown

6. Early Morning:
Bay/Sky , Provincetown

7. Stormy:
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8. Light can appear “warm” or “cool”.
We associate red/yellow with warmth, and blue/gray with cold…

10. Color can convey a variety of emotions and feelings…
From the book Regarding Emma
Melissa Ann Pinney

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13. Joel Meyerowitz

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17. Now it’s your turn…