Online Class | $189

A 2-Part Series: Understanding Color with Photographer Mark Fitzgerald

The complexity of color is often overlooked by photographers. Most understand the basic concepts of how to adjust color during postproduction, 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 that adds additional content previous attendees requested. 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.

Week 1: February 7th, 10am-1pm

• 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 photographers need to master subtractive color theory

• Comparing and contrasting color schemes; Monochrome, Analogous, Complimentary, Split Complementary, etc.

• Creating color harmony and its effect on the viewer.

Week 2: February 14th, 10am-1pm

• 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

• CLASS DETAILS:

  • Length of Each Program: 3 Hours

  • This class will be held online using Zoom. It will be an interactive meeting where you will still be able to participate and ask questions.

  • The Zoom link information will be sent to students the Wednesday and Friday prior to the class.

  • A link to handouts will be sent to students the Friday prior to class.

  • A recording of the class will be available to students after the class.

  • If you’re not able to attend, by registering, you will still receive a link to the recording of the class.