Sunday 27 September 2009

Project 33: Secondary Colours

Same task as with Project 32 (Taking 3 photos (one underexposed, one correct exposure, one overexposed) of bold examples of primary colours, to see which is closest to correct - ie the colour wheel.), but using secondary colours.

Violet Photos:
Photo 1: Underexposed
I think this is closest to the colour wheel colour.

Photo 2: Correct Exposure

Photo 3: Overexposed


Orange Photos:
Photo 1: Underexposed

Photo 2: Correct Exposure
I think this is closest to the colour wheel colour.

Photo 3: Overexposed


Green Photos:
Photo 1: Underexposed

Photo 2: Correct Exposure
I think this is closest to the colour wheel colour.

Photo 3: Overexposed

Project 32: Primary Colours

Taking 3 photos (one underexposed, one correct exposure, one overexposed) of bold examples of primary colours, to see which is closest to correct - ie the colour wheel. Not the most exciting set of photos, but it is interesting to see the subtle differences which occur with slight changes in exposure when just considering the colours.

Blue Photos:
Photo 1: Underexposed

Photo 2: Correct Exposure
I think this is closest to the colour wheel colour.

Photo 3: Overexposed


Yellow Photos:
Photo 1: Underexposed

Photo 2: Correct Exposure

Photo 3: Overexposed
I think this is closest to the colour wheel colour.


Red Photos:
Photo 1: Underexposed

Photo 2: Correct Exposure
I think this is closest to the colour wheel colour.

Photo 3: Overexposed

Overexposed - generally speaking colours are lighter and can appear washed out, but sometimes colours are enhanced - brightened.
Underexposed - generally deepens and makes colours richer.

Tuesday 22 September 2009

Assignment 2: Colours

The brief for this assignment was to take photos of found or setup situations that showed one of the following:
  • Colour harmony through complementary colours
  • Colour harmony through similar colours
  • Colour contrast through contrasting colours
  • Colour accent through any of the above
Since I have had a 4 month break from any work on photography (I have a good excuse!!) I thought I would just post these assignment photos so I can move on with the new and old projects, so this is a little out of order.

Comments welcome as usual ;-)

Colour harmony through complementary colours:
Photo 1: Blue + Orange
24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/4.5, 70mm,1/125sec, exposure bias -1/2 stop, ISO 400, natural light, Minor sharpening, levels applied in-computer.

Photo 2: Blue + Orange
24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/4.5, 24mm, 1/6s, Tripod, ISO 400, natural light, Minor sharpening, crop, levels applied in-computer.

Photo 3: Green + Red
24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/3.5, 54mm, 1/350s, ISO 200, natural light, Minor sharpening, levels, crop applied in-computer.

Photo 4: Violet + Yellow
100mm f/2.8 Macro lens, Canon 30D, f/10, 100mm, 1.200s, exposure bias -1/3 stop, ISO 200, natural light, Tripod, minor sharpening, crop, levels applied in-computer.

Colour Harmony through Similar Colours
Photo 1: Blue + Green
24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/5.6, 64mm, 1/350s, ISO 200, natural sunlight, Minor sharpening, levels applied in-computer.

Photo 2: Yellow + Green
24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/3.5, 57mm, 1/180s, ISO 200, nautral light, Minor sharpening, levels applied in-computer.

Photo 3: Violet
24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/3.5, 70mm, 1/500s, exposure bias -1/2 stop, ISO 100, natural sunlight, Minor sharpening, levels applied in-computer.

Photo 4: Oranges + Yellows
24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/4, 70mm, 1/2s, tripod, ISO 400, evening light.

Colour Contrast through contrasting colours
Photo 1: Violet + Green
24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/2.8, 57mm, 1/90s, ISO 400, shade, Minor sharpening, levels, crop applied in-computer.

Photo 2: Red + Blue
24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/6.3, 24mm, 1/400s, ISO 400, natural sunlight, Minor sharpening, levels applied in-computer.

Photo 3: Yellow + Red
24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/4, 30mm, 1/90s, exposure bias -1/2 stop, ISO 400, indoors, natural light through skylights, Minor sharpening, levels applied in-computer.

Photo 4: Yellow + Blue
24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/4.5, 24mm, 1/350s, ISO 200, natural sunlight, circular polariser, Minor sharpening, levels applied in-computer.

Colour Accent
Photo 1: Yellow + Violet
24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/6.7, 70mm, 1/250s, exposure bias -1/2 stop, ISO 200, natural light, Minor sharpening, levels applied in-computer.

Photo 2: Red + Blue
24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/8, 24mm, 1/350s, exposure bias -1/2 stop, ISO 400, natural sunlight, circular polariser, Minor sharpening, levels applied in-computer.

Photo 3: Red + Blue
24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/6.7, 70mm, 1/125s, exposure bias -1/2 stop, ISO 250, natural sunlight, Minor sharpening, levels, crop applied in-computer.

Photo 4: Blue + Orange
100mm f/2.8 macro lens, Canon 30D, f/2.8, 100mmm, 1/15s, exposure bias -1/2 stop, ISO 400, tripod, 580EX flash with diffuser, background black enhanced in-computer.

Photo 5: Red + Yellow/Blue
24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/3.5, 40mm, 1/30s, exposure bias -1/2 stop, ISO 400, tripod, 580ex flash with diffuser, minor sharpening applied in-computer.