Welcome to Color Photo: Theory & Practice. We will begin class with discussing the course outline and blog and getting to know each other.
Presentation: Color Theory & New Color Photography
Screening: Chungking Express, directed by Wong Kar-Wai
Handout: Basics of Color Theory in Photography
Study handout for quiz in Monday, Jan. 22.
Shooting Assignment #1: The RGB color wheel consist of six colors: Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, and Magenta. Using a 35mm film camera, shoot two rolls of color film and take different photographs where one of each of these colors is the dominant color in the scene. Try to make these photographs interesting and expressive: at least one picturing capture red, one capturing yellow, one capturing green, one capturing cyan, one capturing blue, and one capturing magenta. You will get this film processed and then scan and print six images reflecting each of these dominant colors for a critique on Wednesday, Feb. 7.
Discussion: For class on Monday, Jan. 22, please bring in at least one book of color photographs, a magazine or other printed materials. You can check out the book from the library or bring in one of your own. Prepare to speak about two different color images - one in which the photographer uses color combinations in a successful and appealing way and another with colors you don't like. Consider why you like the use of color in one image and not the other. This exercise is intended to help us better understand each other's sensibilities and to create a dialogue about color. Questions to consider: What colors are represented in the image? What mood do these colors create? Are these bold/aggressive or soft/subtle colors or something else? What kind of color palettes are you general attracted to and what does this suggest about your own personal aesthetic?
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