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COMPLEMENTARY COLORS: THE INSANELY
POWERFUL PHOTO HACK FOR EVERYONE
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INTRODUCTION
Complementary colors. You have probably heard
the term before but never really paid attention to
it, because it did not matter. You’ve had enough on
your plate already. No need to add more to it while
learning about reciprocal rules of photography,
getting sharp pictures, shooting moving subjects,
exposure, post-processing, etc.
Now you’ve conquered that. Well done!
Just like anything else in life, though, you know that
there must be more to photography and you ask
yourself, ‘Where to next?’ Or maybe you’re asking,
‘What more can I do to make my images pop?’
Well, one of the things you may want to look into
next is the combination of colors. What makes one
of two almost identical images look more attractive
than the other? The answer lies in the way the
human brain interprets colors, or perhaps rather
the combination of them. Some color combinations
make an image pop, or create a ‘light’ mood. Other
combinations simply fail or create a subdued or ‘dark’
mood.
The secret to the successful use of color
combinations lies not only in knowing when to use
them, but also in when to avoid them, based on what
mood you’re trying to achieve.
What you will learn in this guide:
· What are complementary colors?
· Reasons for using complementary colors.
· How to use complementary colors.
· What complementary colors are
not.
· A look at the two primary color wheels for
photographers: RGB and RYB.
· A few case studies/examples.
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THE COLOR WHEEL
Believe it or not, the color wheel was created
by Sir Isaac Newton in the mid-1600s as he was
experimenting with the flow of light through a
prism. The wheel was refined (perhaps ‘reclassified’
or ‘redefined’) thereafter by artists, photographers,
and other users thereof, depending on what it was
intended for.
It basically comprises of the color combinations seen
at left.
There are two color wheels that are primarily
referenced by digital photographers. The two are the
RGB color wheel and the RYB color wheel. (At left is
an RYB color wheel.) It is important to note that these
two wheels approach color differently, and as a result
have different complementary color schemes – all of
which work perfectly in your photography!
The following complementary color schemes are of
importance to us in this guide:
Diagram by Macrovector on Freepik
·
Complementary
color schemes combine
any
two colors on opposite sides on the color wheel.
·
Double complementary
or
tetradic
colors
schemes use any two sets of complementary
colors together (refer to the
‘Square’
diagram at
left).
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REASONS FOR USING
COMPLEMENTARY
COLOR SCHEMES
There are various reasons for using complementary
color schemes.
THE COLORS ARE HIGHLY CONTRASTING
Complementary colors are highly contrasting: one
of them from the ‘warm’ side of the color wheel
(red, yellow, and anything in between) and the
other from the ‘cold’ side (green, blue, violet, and
anything in between). They accentuate each other
without sacrificing color balance.
THEY CREATE MULTIPLE POINTS OF INTEREST
Because of the fact that complementary colors
highlight each other, they create multiple, visually
appealing points of interest which engage the
viewer’s eye.
Key Lesson:
The vibrant look of
complementary color combinations may not
always be what you’re looking for. Sometimes
it may be necessary to reduce the vibrance/
saturation/hue of one (or both) of them in
order to avoid ‘competition’ between them,
to create a specific mood.
COMPLEMENTARY COLORS: THE INSANELY POWERFUL PHOTO HACK FOR EVERYONE //
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Photograph by Christian Wiediger
A nice example of using an equal amount of warm and cold colors within an image.
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