Colours in photography help add a dynamic element to images that are pleasing to the eye. The correct use of it will allow you to create photographs to be proud of. Bold colours and bright composition in your photos result in images that sell and help improve your portfolio as a photographer. Well-utilized colour draws the eye of the viewer. Here are some keys to understanding and using colour more effectively in your photos.
DOMINANT COLOUR
Colours that clash cause confusion to the eye and result in a poor image. Too many clashing colours create multiple focal points, causing the eye to dart around the image, not knowing what to look at or what to focus on. Rather, choose one dominant colour that becomes the focal point of the image and immediately draws the viewer’s eye to it. The greater the intensity of the colour, the more it’s going to dominate so be careful that your subject in an image has the dominant colour, otherwise, a secondary subject could overshadow it because it has a dominating colour.
COLOUR ISOLATION
It’s very important to isolate colours when trying to create a dramatic image. Using a telephoto or zoom lens will allow you to isolate a particular part of a scene that has a striking colour or combination of colours. Understanding this concept will help photographers especially event photographers and some other genres of photography.
RECEDING COLOURS
Receding colours are taking a background role and they are more like supporting actors in a film cast. They like the background and add to the scene creating beautiful images. This is why blues and greens, the cooler colours, work so well as backgrounds. They recede into the distance and help other colours stand out.
