Project Three - Color and Grids

Color Complements Grid

This grid is a 5x5 of fingerprints. When I edited the photograph, I made the lines of the fingerprint darker to make them stand out. Then, I added complementary colors to the fingerprints. I chose to add yellow or purple highlights. I found that arranging the photographs in a checker board made for a more visually interesting grid. 

Monochromatic Grid

I chose to divide this grid horizontally. I used four horizontal bars and the same photograph, but I used each bar to represent a different section of the photograph. I alternated two different types of black and white edits. The first is much lighter and clearer. The second is darker and blurs the edges of the plant more. 

Color Harmonies (cool) Grid

 
I used the same custom filter for each one of these photographs. The filter makes the entire image darker, emphasizing the rich blues and vibrant greens. I arranged the grid in a custom order which shows an abstract vision of a waterfall. By repeating but shrinking the top image, it gives the illusion of the top of the waterfall. I used one large image of the waterfall for the middle. I used this photograph for a previous project, but this time I changed it from black and white to color. The chartreuse of the moss and the blue of the water create an aesthetically pleasing image. The bottom three images are all pictures from the bottom of the waterfall.

Color Harmonies (warm) Grid

This final grid is an 8x8 of a smaller grid. The original (depicted second), took four squares with a rotated image of a tip of a leaf. The rotated leaf creates a yellow diamond shape with contrasts with the brick-red ground underneath. When edited, I boosted the contrast to make the colors stand out against one another. I then took the four-square grid and repeated it to create a larger grid. This repetition creates a grid that looks like it could be found in on fabric. 

Mood Photograph

I edited this photograph to create a happy and uplifting mood. The colors featured in the photograph represent a color harmony. The only color that does not fit in the color harmony realm is the deep green of the stem. When editing, I chose to brighten the pinks, oranges, yellows of the orchid and light turquoise of the wall. These colors work well together to create a cheerful mood in the photograph. 

Additional Mood Photograph

I chose to edit this photograph in black and white. I felt that giving it a monochromatic color scheme would give the photo a more calm and focused feel. Color might distract from the simplistic shapes and clean lines that make up the window and the frame. I darkened the image, but used the recovery feature to highlight the edges of the window sill. 

Additional Mood Photograph #2

This final photograph is intended to have a foreboding mood. The people in the image are very small compared to the side of the waterfall behind them. The wall has a looming presence. In addition to appearing very small, the colors that the girls wear contrast with the nature behind them. They appear as if they do not belong in this photograph. I gave the pink jackets extra saturation to juxtapose against the green, giving them a more out-of-place feel.