Exercise 2: Making color the main thing, Part I

Color. For the second looking and shooting exercise, create a set of images, where you are exclusively looking for color. Find or create your subjects, where color is the main thing. At first, keep it simple, perhaps limiting yourself to one color. Relax and respond to the perceptions that grab your attention.

Work with composition. Get close and use your frame to isolate the color. Do all "cropping" in camera at the time of shooting. Eliminate all distracting elements that detract from the main subject of color. How many strategies can you discover, to isolate the color? Push beyond placing the color in the middle of the frame (although that can sometimes be okay...challenge this).

Please avoid flowers, for now...too easy! Other subjects, whether people, places or things are fine. Before you decide to make the picture, ask yourself... how am I supporting the color in this image?

Due: Wednesday 2/1, bring files to class

Rules of the Game: 

• Natural light (window or outside), during daylight hours
• No flash (so please use plenty of light)
• Shoot JPEG (Large File, Highest Quality) or RAW
• Auto Exposure and Auto Focus is okay for now
• Shoot 50-100 images
• No camera phones (for now)

© Mark Cohen (for educational purposes) COLOR version

© Mark Cohen (for educational purposes) B&W version, to demonstrate the importance of color with this image.

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© Guy Bourdon (for educational purposes)

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© Matthew Tischler (for educational purposes)

© Jordan (for educational purposes)

© Jordan (for educational purposes)

© Jordan (for educational purposes)