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Design Elements - Color

Challenge #24 in the Picture This series. Hosted by Bren Dyer.

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Color is a key part to design. Showcase an image that represents this aspect of design. Think of strong examples for example Afghan Girl photographed by Steve McCurry, an image that was to be the most popular cover for the National Geographic magazine. Use ideas like harmonious tones or contrasting colors to showcase your image. Bold Big primary colors could work wonders. A yellow building against a blue sky for example. When voting please vote according to the brief.

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NilsBV

Just a question for clarification: must the image show the use of colour in the design of the item being photographed, or of the image as a whole? For example the white lighthouse that has been submitted, that does not use colour in the item being photographed, but the image as a whole has strong blue and white design elements. This is relevant to landscape shots where the picture is designed to showcase the colours, but where the landscape itself does not feature a design as such.

Jan 4, 2016permalink

chrisby

Good question, I asked myself the same. Design means for me the intentional use of elements like color in this case by the maker of an object. Using color as a disign element by the photographer means everything would be ok except BW. I prefer the first interpretation but have the feeling that the host has the second meaning in mind.

Jan 4, 2016permalink

Bren Dyer

The use of colour in the design of an image...eg the intentional use of bold colour, or colours that compliment. As noticed a black and white image will not work here, but selective colour might. I would be inclined to vote favorably for images that have used colour purposefully for this challenge.. One of my favorite images using colour was from my photography lecturer photographing a girl in a red dress in front of a yellow building with a blue sky in the background...three bold yet simple colours all used harmoniously and strikingly.
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Jan 5, 2016permalink

Bhimaprasad Maiti

Mr.Ben Dyer ought to clarify here whether it will be done purposefully through cut and paste or by natural process as he cited his photography lecturer's example.

Jan 18, 2016permalink

Bren Dyer

It was all done in camera, no cut and paste and no earlier darkroom magic...

Jan 18, 2016permalink


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