Overview
Immensely helpful to any photographer working with color, this manual shows the decisive role that a selective palette can play in conveying mood, enhancing a picture's composition, and turning ordinary shots into compelling camera art.The author contends that color selection is the most important element in creating striking images, and yet, it's often overlooked in setting a shot. He shows through numerous examples how careful choices such as limiting color range, using complementary hues, and other decisions based on principles of the color wheel, can produce stunning result.
Synopsis
Immensely helpful to any photographer working with color, this manual shows the decisive role that a selective palette can play in conveying mood, enhancing a picture's composition, and turning ordinary shots into compelling camera art.
The author contends that color selection is the most important element in creating striking images, and yet, it's often overlooked in setting a shot. He shows through numerous examples how careful choices such as limiting color range, using complementary hues, and other decisions based on principles of the color wheel, can produce stunning result.