5. Color
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Understanding Color and Its Role in Making Dynamic Images
“All colors are the friends of their neighbors and the lovers of their opposites.”
—Marc Chagall
Color plays a vital role in our photography. Everywhere we look we are surrounded by color; the colors we see and how we interpret them can invoke such reactions as peace, fear, joy, anger, sadness, or a mix of them all. The natural world is a cacophony of colors, and colors are what first capture your viewer’s attention as they complement (or contrast with) each other to make up the elements of an image. Understanding color and the message it sends ...
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