Female Photography

Color is counted as another element in a scene and composed along with the lines and patters, shapes and forms, highlights and shadows.

Here a few tips o capturing color well:

• Avoid complicated compositions. Bold strokes of two or three strong colors will carry the photograph; you do not need to burden it with a lot of detail, nor a lot of colors.

• To simplify the composition, find an angle. A few inches left or right maybe enough to cover to cover an unsightly element or compress the planes of view.

• Another way to simplify the composition is to zoom in or come in close. Objects seen up close cease to become objects as we see them and become pure areas of color.

• If you find and want to highlight a strong color, see if you can frame it against neutral surroundings. Neutral can range from gray or black to light shades of cool colors, which are receding colors.

• Use a polarizing filter to eliminate glare reflecting of surfaces. Reflections weaken color. If you don't have a polarizing filter a t hand, see if you can shoot at another angle. Following the law of reflection-the angle of reflection equals the angle of incidence-the light.

• Shoot in muted light or right after a rainstorm, when highlights and shadows are less pronounced, leaving colors more saturated.

• Look for the contrasts, harmonies, and color accents discussed in the text and work them into your photographs.