Composed with colors

In photography, we often neglect an element which is: The choice of colors. However, they have a decisive role in the composition of the final photo, since they are the ones that will serve as GPS in the eyes of the viewer by attracting him to the desired location and making him feel the emotion that you wanted to convey.

Analogous colors

Analogous (or similar) colors use neighboring tones on the chromatic circle. They will by their similarity create a harmonious combination while having slight variations, but without disturbing the chromatic unity of the image.

Complementary colors

The complementary colors are opposite each other on the chromatic circle . These two colors will reinforce each other and thus appear more vivid, more contrasting and stand out.

Monochrome colors

Monochrome colors are for the same color, the association of dark, medium and light shades. They will give your photo an impression of calm and unity.

The triadic colors

The triadic colors have the same differences on the chromatic circle. They will create visual contrast while retaining the harmony of colors. They will highlight both the elements of the photo and the photo as a whole.

Black and White

In a world where color is omnipresent, we could say that black and white photography is archaic! So why is black and white photography still popular?

Black and white photo can bring a new perspective and aesthetic to your photos which cannot be expressed by color.

“Black and white creates a strange dreamy landscape that color can never offer.” Jack Antonoff

Wanting to photograph in black and white is a particularly difficult exercise, because it amounts to looking at the world without color. What is interesting with black and white is that the loss of color will bring out in your eyes: lines, shapes, contrasts, lights, reliefs,… It will be more of a creative process compared to color photography.

In black and white, the only thing that separates the tones is the intensity of the light reflected from the subject's surface. To separate these colors in order to improve the contrast, so-called “black and white” filters can be used. We will see that these filters are not at all black and white ...

Little known to amateurs, this simple technique consists of using a color filter (red, green, yellow, etc.) in black and white photography to modify the light and allow effects that are totally impossible to print. These filters will allow you to obtain a well-structured sky or magnificent skin textures. To use black and white filters effectively, you need to understand the concept of complementary colors and how it influences how film records these colors as shades of gray. Simply put, a colored filter will let its own color through and block out its complementary color. If we take a red filter, it will let the red through and block the cyan (color complementary to red). This will lighten red hues and darken cyan hues.

• With the red filter, the red flowers turned white and the sky darkened (bringing out the clouds)

• With the blue filter, the sky cleared up (you can hardly see the clouds anymore) and the red flowers have turned black