When it comes to working with color in the digital darkroom, almost anything goes.
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A check of BetterPhoto's outstanding "Digital Colorization" gallery, and you'll find an amazing array of images. In some cases, a photo's colors have been slightly altered to achieve a slightly new look. Other times, the hues in a picture have been totally changed to create a striking work of digital art. In still other images, everything in the scene has been desaturated ... except for one small yet powerful blast of color.Want a quick tip? Don't be afraid to experiment. After all, if you don't try it, you'll never know if you'll like it! More Thoughts - from BetterPhoto's Jim Miotke: - Avoid using coloring as a way to improve a poor picture, since coloring is not a substitute for good imagery. Start with a good photo.
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- Create your own unique expression. Don't worry about the way things "should" be colored. Let your hair down ... you can even color outside of the lines, if that is the creative look you like best.- Be careful, however, when coloring the eyes, since changes to these "windows to the soul" are all too easy to overdo. - However you proceed - minor enhancements, selective coloring, or major alterations - have fun! Lastly: For ideas and inspiration, be sure to stop by BetterPhoto's excellent
"Digital Colorization" gallery.
About Author / Instructor / Photographer, Kerry Drager
The content manager and an instructor for BetterPhoto.com, Kerry Drager is also the author of Scenic Photography 101. In addition, he teaches two online photography courses at BetterPhoto: Creative Light & Composition and Creative Close-ups. Kerry's Pro BetterPholio Web site offers an assortment of galleries and illustrated how-to articles on photography. In addition, kerrydrager.com was featured in Shutterbug magazine. His work has appeared in Outdoor Photographer and other major magazines; Hallmark cards and Sierra Club Calendars; and in advertising campaigns for American Express and Sinar Bron Imaging. He is also the photographer of the photo-essay books The Golden Dream: California from Gold Rush to Statehood and California Desert, and is a contributing photographer for the books Daybreak 2000 and Portrait of California. He lives with his wife, Mary, in the country near Sacramento, California, with their six Newfoundland dogs, six cats, two horses, and a mixed terrier.
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