Color Theory in Photography
How to Study Color
A course by Yaopey Yong , Architecture and Landscape Photographer
Joined August 2020
About the video: How to Study Color
Overview
“Here you will learn a really simple and effective way to understand yourself from a color’s perspective. This is an exercise that you will be doing at the end of this unit.”
In this video lesson Yaopey Yong addresses the topic: How to Study 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
“In this lesson, You'll be taking what you have learned in your previous lessons and put them into practice. You'll be doing some exercises to help yourself to understand your color preference in a bit more depth. So let's begin. Everybody has their preference of colors based on their cultural background, environment, life experiences, etc. As this course is about helping you to learn how to utilize the power of color in your images, this means you are creating a piece of work that is unique to your personal style. In order to understand your color preference and develop your own personal st...”
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Course summary for: Color Theory in Photography
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Photography & Video -
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Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Color Theory, Digital Photography, Photo Retouching, Photographic Composition, Photography

Yaopey Yong
A course by Yaopey Yong
A native of Malaysia and a surgeon by trade, Yaopey Yong has combined the different facets of his life in his work: his passion for life as a doctor, his admiration of nature like his homeland, and love for photography from his father, who is also an avid photographer.
Yaopey is the recipient of numerous photography awards including the Award of Excellence from The Spirit of Resilience Awards. His work has been featured in publications like National Geographic, Photography Week, and Asia Overland, among others. He has also had exhibitions throughout Europe and the USA.
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