Project 2: Color and Grids Finals

In this project we explored the use of color in photography.How it can be used to create a certain mood or feeling, and how it can be used to unify images like in a grid. We looked at how color can emphasize a certain aspect of a photo, and through editing how we can completely change and manipulate images. 

Warm Colors

In this grid I took a photo of red bell peppers, and then cropped in so they filled the entire frame. I decided to uses all three warm colors red, orange, and yellow to make it super warm. I took the original photo of red peppers and by using split tones and changing the saturation of the yellows and oranges in the photo I was able to change the colors from orange, then yellow.

Cool Colors

This photo was originally a green close up of a leaf, and by using several editing techniques I was able to transform the photo into the image that became this grid. I turned up the blue saturation in the photo, and by using split tones I got it to more of a purple. From there, I was able to make it blue by changing the temperature settings on the photo. I turned up the whites in the photo to make the lines in the leaf pop, and give the photo a different, interesting feel. I put a blue preset over the entire grid to unify all the images.

 Color complements

I decided to use the color complements of red and green in this photo, in light of the upcoming holiday season. I used a photo of a canopy and after cropping it to fill the frame with branches only, I turned up the saturation of the greens in the photo. I turned up the saturation of the black in the photo to darken the lines of the branches running through the image, which I think makes it more interesting. I made a copy of that image, and then went to work turning it red. By changing the temperature settings in lightroom I was able to get the photo to yellow, and then to red by using split tones.

Monochromes

I decided to use two monochrome photos not only to give two examples of the shades of a color but also to demonstrate some of the powers of editing. To achieve the look of the photo on the left I wanted it to look lighter, more of a light gray to black monochrome than a dark one. I turned up the white in the photo as well as the highlights, and turned up the exposure a few notches to make it brighter. I turned up the saturation of the reds in the photo to give it a slight pop of color, but nothing overbearing. On the photo on the left I made much more drastic changes. I turned the exposure way down to make it look more dark and moody, but then brought back the whites in the photo by turning up the highlights and whites in the photo. I changed the temperature in the photo, until I got it too a purple-blue, then turned up the purple saturation in lightroom. The purple and blues in the photo give it a hot, neon lights kind of feeling, while also showing a lot of the shades of purple.

Mood

I used this photo of eggplants first because of the interesting play of light in the photo, the lights and shadows. I placed the baby eggplants like this in the sunlight hoping it would catch the light, and I used that to create a very dramatic, moody feel.

Origional

Mood

The editing I did in this photo give it the feel of an old photograph, I like how it made it look serene, and a bit sad. The monochrome in the photo also made it more interesting.

Original