Tonight’s Education Night will focus on color.  What does it mean to use color effectively?  How does saturation impact the perception of color?  Do we each see color the same way?

In preparation for this meeting, review various photography sites and photographer portfolios, and identify a few photographs that in your opinion:

• Either make effective use of color or ineffective use of color. (great if you can find both!)
• Feature high/normal/low saturation.
• Make use of a limited color palette or a full range of colors.
• Feel free to consider images without regard to whether they are photographs if you wish.

There are two ways you can bring the images to the meeting:

• You can download the photos and bring them on a USB drive, as usual.  Name them so they will appear in the desired order.
• Send me an email with links to the images.

We will discuss the following as we review the images:

• How has color contributed (positive or negative) to your perception of the image?  We’ll try to get as specific as possible.
• Does the color appear to be inherent in the scene that was captured, the result of post-processing, or both?
• Agree or disagree?: “B&W photograhy is best for those images where color has a neutral or negative impact.
• How can we use tonight’s discussion to improve our own work?

Some Web resources you may find interesting:

• http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/understanding-color-in-photography/
• http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-use-colour-effectively-to-enhance-your-digital-photography/
• http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/tip/2815/using-color-in-photography/
• http://www.lightstalking.com/how-to-use-color-in-photographic-composition-with-9-gorgeous-examples/