Capturing Colour

Fully illustrated with clear and concise diagrams and inspiring photographs, this is an ideal book for photographers at every level who want to master color in order to create their own exciting images.To create great photographs, the photographer must understand color.Basics Photography: Capturing Colourguides beginning photographers through the basics of color theory and explains how humans perceive color, the color of light, how to use filtration and white balance, how to use color to generate dynamic images, and how to successfully translate captured color into the photographic print. Fully illustrated with clear and concise diagrams and inspiring photographs, this is an ideal book for photographers at every level who want to master color in order to create their own exciting images. * Color theory, plus how to use color * More than 200 stunning full-color photos * Clear, concise diagramsA full and intimate understanding of colour is vital to the creation of dramatic, emotive and powerful photographic images. Whether we consider the colour of the light illuminating our subject or the colours of the individual components within the composition, the way we choose to use colour will greatly influence the success of our image making. Capturing Colour will guide the beginner through the basics of colour theory and relationships, how human vision perceives colour, the colour of light, how to successfully utilise filtration and white balance, how to use colour to generate original, dynamic images and finally how to successfully translate captured colour into the photographic print. The book is fully illustrated with clear and concise diagrams, inspirational photographs and is packed with hints and tips to help you to develop a mastery of colour and create your own exciting images. Book jacket.