The art element Color & Photography

1. Color

2. Brought to you by:

3. Picasso...
“Why do two colors, put next to each
other, sing? Can we really explain this?
No.”
-Picasso

4. Color
Wheel
PRIMARY
COLORS
Secondary
Colors

5. Properties of COLOR are:
• HUE:
Name of the color.
• INTENSITY-the intensity of the color/
brightness and dullness
how pure it is.
• VALUE-Lightness and darkness of a color
What
must
be
present
in
order
for
color
to
exist?
LIGHT

6. How
does
COLOR
pertain
to
Photography?

7. “One way to
make yourself
stand out from
the crowd is to
use color in
ways nobody
else thought
of.” Joseph
Albers
William
Eggleston

8. William
Eggletson

9. William
Eggleston,
“Freezer”

10. William
Eggleston

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Eggleston

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Eggleston

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Eggleston

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Eggleston

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Eggleston