Colorizing My Life

When I first started to take photography seriously I only shot in Black and White film and that was the entire composition of my galleries. As I have branched into the digital age, I have also branched into the world of color. It was a slow process with much internal struggling, yet I am glad I accepted the challenge. I find that my portfolios are now much more balanced. Also, with color comes a entirely different emotional imagery that simply cannot be captured the same way in greyscale.


This week I explored my portfolios in search of various color combinations. I scoured for analogous photographs (ones in which the colors occur next to one another on the color wheel), complimentary color schemes (colors are opposite each other the color wheel), and representations of monochromatic pictures (all colors are different hues, or shades, of the same color). Though I set out to find two examples of each category, I simply could not eliminate ones once I got to these selections.


Unfamiliar with the color wheel? Take a looksie!

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All Images ©Elisabeth Grace Wilhjelm. All Rights reserved.
Analogous Color


'Dam Reflections'. Original 4000 x 3000, Posted as 640 x 480. RGB colorspace, focal length 5, F-Stop 3.3, Exposure 1/125.
Taken in Morrisville, VT July 12, 2010 at sunset.

Original 3000 x 4000, Posted as 640 x 480. RGB colorspace, focal length 25, F-Stop 5.2, Exposure 1/500. Taken at the American Village pier in Chatan Town, Okinawa, Japan on Feburary 5, 2011.

Original 3264 x 2448, Posted as 640 x 480. RGB colorspace, focal length 5, F-Stop 2.8, Exposure 1/1250. Taken at Cape Maeda, Okinawa, Japan on January 20, 2011.

Original 3264 x 2448, Posted as 640 x 480. RGB colorspace, focal length 62.492, F-Stop 5, Exposure 1/80. Taken February 12, 2011 at Neo Park in Nago, Okinawa, Japan.

Complimentary

'Curiosity'. Original 3264 x 2448, posted 640 x 480. RGB colorspace, focal length 16.957, F-Stop 4, Exposure 1/1000. Taken June 2, 2010.

Original 4000 x 3000, posted 640 x 480. RGB colorspace, focal length 13.7, F-Stop 4.5, Exposure 1/125. Taken February 12, 2011 at Neo Park in Nago, Okinawa, Japan.

Original 4000 x 3000, posted 640 x 480. RGB colorspace, focal length 8.2, F-Stop 3.5, exposure 1/200. Taken at Neo Park in Nago, Okinawa, Japan on February 12, 2011.

Original 2448 x 3264, posted 480 x 640. RGB colorspace, focal length 60.276, F-Stop 5, Exposure 1/400. Taken February 25, 2010 in Morrisville, VT.

Monochromatic

'Morning Ripples'. Original 4000 x 3000, posted 640 x 480. RGB colorspace, focal length 25, F-Stop 5.2, Exposure 1/160. Taken August 28, 2010 at Crystal Lake in Barton, VT.

'Peek-a-Boo!' Original 2448 x 3264, posted 480 x 640. RGB colorspace, focal length 21.674, F-Stop 4.5, Exposure 1/160. Taken January 20, 2011 at Cape Maeda, Okinawa, Japan.

All Images ©Elisabeth Grace Wilhjelm. All Rights reserved.

~beth

Visualization According to Ansel Adams

Words of wisdom from one of my photographic heroes, Ansel Adams.

~beth