Color Theory in Photography

Overview

“We are going to look at some fundamentals of color, such as primary colors, hue, saturation, lightness, etc. so that we share the same understanding when we dive deeper into color theory in photography. ”

In this video lesson Yaopey Yong addresses the topic: Fundamentals of Color, which is part of the Domestika online course: Color Theory in Photography. Discover the magic of color composition in photography by learning harmony rules and color psychology to create images that evoke emotion .

Partial transcription of the video

“Fundamentals of Color Now we'll look at the foundation of colour theory. We'll be looking at primary colours, hue, saturation and lightness. The purpose of this is to give you a very solid foundation in colour to begin with before we dive deeper into colour theory itself. So, let's begin. Have you ever considered how you perceive colour? Notice how I say "perceive" rather than "see," and that's because the part of the body that decides what we see is actually our human brain. Let me give you an example. Here I have a red toy car. When the light hits the surface of the red car, all the visib...”

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Course summary for: Color Theory in Photography

• Level: Beginner
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• 17250 students
• 4 units
• 17 lessons (2h 37m)
• 5 downloads

• Category

  Photography & Video

• Software

  Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Color Theory, Digital Photography, Photo Retouching, Photographic Composition, Photography