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Understanding Color: A 2-Part Series – Sponsored by Glazer’s Camera
April 13 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm PDT
$198The complexity of color is often overlooked by photographers. Most understand the basic concepts of how to adjust color during post production, but they don’t often consider the effects the colors in a photo have on one another or how they impact the look and feel of their images.
This is a special two-session version of this class. The first session is Saturday April 13 10am-1pm PST. The second class is the following Saturday, April 20, 10am-1pm. It will take you deep into the world of color for an exploration of the technical aspects of color, as well as the emotional impact color can have in a photo. After this class you will never look at color the same, in your photos or the world around you. Subjects include but are not limited to:
Week 1: April 13 – Exploring Concepts
- Understanding the scientific and emotional components of color
- How vision and color perception influence our experience of it
- Understanding simultaneous contrast and how it influenced early impressionist painting
- Why it’s important for photographers to master subtractive color theory
- Exploring the importance of adding color to deep shadows
- Comparing and contrasting color schemes; Monochrome, Analogous, Complimentary, Split Complementary, etc.
- Creating color harmony and its effect on the viewer
- Student assignment
Week 2: April 20 – From Concept to Practice
- Comparing color models and color spaces
- Methods for color evaluation in Lightroom Classic and Photoshop
- Color correction vs. color grading, which should you be doing?
- Comparing and contrasting the many ways to adjust color in Lightroom Classic and Photoshop
- Global color correction vs. local color correction techniques
DETAILS ABOUT THE CLASS:
- This is an online, live class where students will be able to participate and ask questions
- Handouts will be sent to students prior to class
- Students will receive an email with instructions for downloading the app and joining the meeting on the computer.
- A recording of the class will be available to students after the class.
HOW TO WATCH:
This session will take place on the Zoom platform. Those who register will receive an email about 30 minutes before each event starts with a link to join the Zoom session and a password.
**RECORDING OF THE SESSION WILL BE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS AFTER THE CLASS**