![]() Purple is a very exclusive color, or…elitist if you will. (sources: flumpster, damgaard, fern_carver, kristianbirchall) Even though three out of the four images above are manufactured, their coloring gives them a distinctly organic feeling. While in some cultures the color denotes growth and prosperity, in others it can mean sickness and death. The color also refers to lack of experience (he’s green), jealousy (green with envy), and money (greenbacks). Derived from the old english verb growan (meaning to grow), it is often used to refer to plants and vegetation (even when not denoting their color), and environmentalism (the green movement). The color green is complex and interesting in its connotations. (sources: emadivine, ringydingydo, manganite) Adding some blue to your photos can immediately make even the most jovial of settings appear a little melancholy. This is because Greek mythology associated blue with rain and storms, which were believed to be direct results of Zeus being sad or angry. The color blue has come to be synonymous with feelings of sadness. (sources: expressmonorail, nabenori, manganite, emilyquinton, evaekeblad, mavis_hk) Shooting in red can make the most innocent scenes appear sinister and foreboding. The color red, for example, is associated with lust, lust, sex, blood, and sin on the one hand, and courage, sacrifice, passion, love, and beauty on the other. In many cases, opting to shoot in one color rather than utilizing the entire spectrum can provide you with much more powerful results. Here are some eyeopening monochromatic shots in red, blue, green, purple, orange, and yellow. Monochrome simply means ‘of one color’, and what that color ends up being, is entirely up to you. That’s not to say that they’re wrong, since monochrome photography most often does refer to capturing three-dimensional spaces in two-dimensional black-and-white, but by doing so they are limiting their options. When most people think about monochrome photography (or monotone photography for that matter), they immediately jump to black & white or grayscale. ![]()
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