Friday, December 18, 2015

Contemplative Photography: Color Assignment 1



The work begins in Chapter 5 with a focus on color. The challenge is ignoring colorful objects, to avoid the process of labeling in order to concentrate on color.  

I did two walk-arounds on campus on two different days, one inside, one out, each about 45 minutes.  I did this during exam week when there were few students about, so it was easy to move slowly and look without being interrupted or worrying about being seen.  


I noticed that while color by itself may be visible, it is nearly impossible to photograph.  An image requires texture or form, and what most often makes a color attractive is contrast - one color against another.  

If you shoot nothing but color, you end up with color swatches.  

These and future images can be viewed in an album at Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/80283129@N03/albums/72157663263927130

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