Michael Freeman: Rich color, muted color

Color in photography isn’t just about getting it right, or matching colors, or color spaces and all the other techniques we’ve become accustomed to in the digital world. In fact, one of the problems with all the software color tools available in processing and post-production is that it ends to distract from simply seeing, enjoying [...]

Michael Freeman: Color Accent

This happens to be a favorite theme of mine, because it’s not common as a kind of image that presents itself to the camera – it has that nice rarity value that we all prize because it’s not run-of-the-mill – and because it’s a very design-conscious statement. As you’ll probably know by now if you’ve [...]

Michael Freeman – Color Harmony: Complementaries

Unless you have a scene that is awash with a single color (as happens, for instance, on a  hazy day in the hour before sunset), you’ll find that different colors play against each other. The fewer they are, and the more distinct they are, the more this relationship will dominate your photograph. Some color combinations [...]

Michael Freeman: White Balance

The overall color of any shot depends most of all on the color of the light. Color…..what color? Most of the time, such as during the day, we just expect the light to look…..well, normal and without any color cast. There are exceptions, of course: good sunsets for most of us should definitely be orange, [...]