Color Theory in Photography
Getting to Know Your Image
A course by Yaopey Yong , Architecture and Landscape Photographer
Joined August 2020
About the video: Getting to Know Your Image
Overview
“You did it! The photo looks great to you, right? But have you wondered what might the viewer see or feel at first sight? What emotional response do you think they will have? There is a simple way to predict and I’m going to show you how. ”
In this video lesson Yaopey Yong addresses the topic: Getting to Know Your Image, 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
“Getting to Know Your Image. In this lesson I'm going to show you how you can evaluate your work, specifically from the viewer's perspective. This helps you to understand how they'd feel emotionally when they look at your image. Let's dive in. One of the factors that make people go wow to an image is the colour, because it's more visual than the subject and the composition. It's also the first thing most people notice. In order to gain some insight into your image, you need to remove the distraction from these two. Getting information can help you promote your work to the right people, if, f...”
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Course summary for: Color Theory in Photography
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
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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