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I know it’s weird to begin a review of a color theory workshop with a black & white image, but give me just a minute. I want to make sure anyone reading knows how much I LOVE monochromatic images. In past years I have been tempted to give clients an entire gallery of black and white images, last year that didn’t happen once. I am honestly not even sure I delivered galleries with more than 50% converted.
What do you notice first about a photograph? I can say without a doubt when I see Roxanne Bryant‘s work I see color first. Then the amazing light and emotion she captures, but color wins first prize. If you are unfamiliar with this workshop stop and go take a look at the syllabus and the images. No really, go right now and then come back.
I took this workshop at the beginning of 2016 because a few photographers I follow on IG had been posting these amazing images in color and I realized they had all taken this workshop. In college I did not take any art classes so I have never been introduced to color theory. I was fascinated with the color wheel the first week and everywhere I looked, whether I was taking a photograph or not, I really noticed color. I have been using Lightroom for years but this was the first time I had considered how the sliders (global adjustments in the Basic and Tone Curve Panels, not just HSL) affect the colors in your image. If you are on the fence just take it because I don’t know one person who regretted it. My only complaint, I wish the class was longer!
These images are not necessarily taken during the workshop, just color images from 2016.
P.S. The week after this workshop I began re-editing old images just to see the difference. Three months later when I was redesigning my website nearly every color image got some love with the ideas from #editingforartists
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