The use of colour

The use of colour

Monochromatic

This portrait of the black and white photo is very contrasted which creates a lot of depth of tone. The photo its self is very low saturated with high intensities of black, making the photo look dramatic and very vivid, even though it's in black and white. The scenery of clouds gives it a dark mood 

Analogous

This picture of the roses is analogous, as these colours (red and orange) are by each other on the colour wheel. The soft oranges and reds blended together convey a calming mood. The outside of the picture is slightly blurred, making the flowers less crowded. 

Complimentary

This picture of the bunch of flowers are complimentary as the colours used are yellow against the purple which are opposites on the colour wheel. The lighting on this photo is directly positioned on the flowers. A vignetting effect has been used as there is darkening around the edges of the photos.

I have created a contact sheet, demonstrating a selection of the photos I have experimented with and taken myself of various flowers. I have edited them, making the photos darker, reducing the lightness, resulting this to have a low saturation and a minimal colours are shown. I originally took this just normal, and the flowers came out bursting with colour and giving the picture a lively and exciting feel, but as i have edited it to this effect, it now conveys a certain sadness as the colours are quite dull and heavy.

I then took a selection of photos using the filter black and white (monochrome.) I loved this effect as it it really accentuates the contrast and really picks up the different ranges of tones between the highlights and shadows shown in the picture. The trees really stand out which are really dark, and the pathway is very light.

These photos I have taken are analogous, meaning they are opposites on the colour wheel. This photo representing the bright reddish/ orange berries against the green leaves are a perfect example to show how they simply compliment each other. For my final picture I have chosen the one which has a main focus to the central of the picture which blurs out around the foreground. I have also captured the water droplet in action as it was falling off the leaf.