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Contrasting Colors for Vivid Results / Woman with orange flowers

Of the many factors that go into making a great studio photograph (subject matter, lighting, props, composition, camera lenses/settings, etc.), choices of color are often overlooked by amateur photographers.

Determining what colors to use, how they interact with other colors, and how to control color saturation are all important issues to consider when creating an image.

For this lesson, we brought in a local model and makeup artist to our studio to illustrate these techniques.

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Topics Covered:

  • Working with a stylist to create a specific look
  • Setting up a high color-contrast set
  • Using props to bind the look of a shot
  • Shooting and reviewing images digitally
  • Using Louvers to control soft light
  • Creating a colored background spotlight with a Dedolight
  • Tips on capturing natural-looking poses

Equipment Used:

Camera/Media

  • Olympus E-10 digital camera
  • Olympus 3040 digital camera (for set-up shots)
  • Lexar 160MB CompactFlash card
  • Lexar USB CompactFlash reader
  • Lexar 64MB SmartMedia card
  • 2- Sturdy tripods

  
 

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