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COLOR

Color is light reflected off of objects.

Color has three main characteristics:
  1. Hue (the name of the color, such as red, green, blue, etc.)
  2. Value (how light or dark it is)
  3. Intensity (how bright or dull it is)

  • White is pure light; black is the absence of light.
  • Primary colors are the only true colors (red, blue, and yellow). All other colors are mixes of primary colors.
  • Secondary colors are two primary colors mixed together (green, orange, violet).
  • Intermediate colors, sometimes called tertiary colors, are made by mixing a primary and secondary color together. Some examples of intermediate colors are yellow green, blue green, and blue violet.​
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  • Complementary colors are located directly across from each other on the color wheel (an arrangement of colors along a circular diagram to show how they are related to one another). Complementary pairs contrast because they share no common colors. For example, red and green are complements, because green is made of blue and yellow. When complementary colors are mixed together, they neutralize each other to make brown.​
  • Analogous colors come in groups of 3, and are next to one another on the color wheel.​
  • Monochromatic colors contain a variety of lights and darks of the same hue.

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  • Home
  • Classes
    • Intro to Digital Photography >
      • Syllabus
      • Projects >
        • Project 1: Name Game
        • Project 2: Composition
        • Project 3: Self-Portrait
        • Project 4: Dream
        • Project 5: Scavenger Hunt
      • In-Class Assignments
      • Intro to Photo Class Blog
    • Photography I >
      • Syllabus
      • In-Class Assignments
      • Projects >
        • Project 1: Scavenger Hunt
        • Project 2: Still Life
        • Project 3: Tableau
        • Project 4: Family Portrait
        • Project 5: In The Style Of >
          • Part 1
    • Photography II >
      • Syllabus
      • Projects >
        • Project 1: Elements & Principles
        • Project 2: Color
        • Project 3: Conversation With Yourself
        • Project 4: Photo Collage
      • In-Class Assignments
    • AP Photo >
      • Syllabus
      • Projects >
        • Project 1: Elements & Principles
        • Project 2: Open Theme
        • Project 3: AP Portfolio Mock Submission
        • Project 4: Photo Collage
      • In-Class Assignments
  • Technical/Tutorials
    • INTRO TO PHOTOGRAPHY >
      • Introduction to Mac OS X
      • Get To Know Finder
      • Creating Your Student Website
      • Exporting to JPEG For the Web
      • Camera Basics
      • Digital Workflow >
        • Digital Workflow Cheat Sheet
        • Intro to Adobe Bridge
        • Import Photos
        • Using the Adobe DNG Converter
        • Creating a Contact Sheet
        • Filter & Rate Your Images
        • Creating A Metadata Template
        • Camera RAW
        • Batch Renaming
        • Turn In Your Work
        • File Formats
      • Composition
      • Stop Motion >
        • Premiere Quick Start Guide
      • The Elements of Design
      • Zines
      • Copyright, Fair Use, and Plagiarism in Art
    • ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHY >
      • COLOR
      • Printing >
        • Printing Your Contact Sheet
        • Prepping Your Photographs To Print
        • Printing Your Photographs
      • SCANNING 101
      • Panorama
  • Links
    • Weebly Student Login Page
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    • Contest Opportunities
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    • DSLR Camera Simulator
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