Colorful photo compositions
To capture what we see. It is an innately difficult task, especially when nature or indeed the urban landscape provides those behind the lens with such a wide spectrum of color to play with. The first-ever color photograph was taken in 1861 by Thomas Sutton after the three-color method suggested by James Clerk Maxwell in 1855. The tartan ribbon, the subject of the photographer, was captured and aimed to use red, blue and green – just like how the eye perceived color through refracted light – to reveal the colors within the grays of monochromatic photography. Though the process was later elaborated upon, color and how it is captured (and enhanced) still inspires the artist. Colorful photographic compositions are one of the most important tools a photographer can use to create mood or feeling in their work. By understanding color and how they form your work, the artist can relate to the viewer – can you see what I see? Whether it is portraying the hues of a pretty ribbon or a striking vista, how color is combined, contrasted, complimented or even absent evokes a response from the viewer. This can be seen in the fantastic, dreamy works of Dasha Pears and in the colorful photo compositions of Li Hui on Artsper.
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19.6.17
Richard Caldicott
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
$1,739
Lampe chou Romanesco
Jean Valera
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,404
From the series "Sunset" 2
Dmytro Bilous
Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$4,680
Fleurs 1, aquatinte originale
Jacques Bosser
Print - 76 x 56 x 0.05 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$702
Couli #1, From Lullaby Series
Salvatore Arnone
Photography - 127 x 88.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 50 x 35 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
1612. From The ONE Series
Salvatore Arnone
Painting - 89.9 x 89.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
$2,380
Head in the Clouds
Dasha Pears
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$913
Pirelli Bouchra
Hassan Hajjaj
Photography - 76.4 x 111.8 x 2 cm Photography - 30.1 x 44 x 0.8 inch
$21,060
#3, from I-ching series
Alexandre Furcolin
Photography - 42 x 28 x 5 cm Photography - 16.5 x 11 x 2 inch
$1,053
Pecado
Coletivo Duas Marias
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$5,335
Leaning Man
Edmund Sumner
Photography - 59.8 x 47.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.5 x 18.7 x 0 inch
$2,922
13.1.16
Richard Caldicott
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
$1,739
Fleurs 4, aquatinte originale
Jacques Bosser
Print - 76 x 56 x 0.05 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$702
Untitled
Richard Caldicott
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
$1,739
Untitled, 2014 (Id. 388)
Richard Caldicott
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
$1,739
Untitled (Id.383)
Richard Caldicott
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
$1,739
Untitled, 2014 (Id. 382)
Richard Caldicott
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 inch
$1,739
Untitled (Id. 386)
Richard Caldicott
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
$1,739
Untitled 24.6.15
Richard Caldicott
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 23 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 9.1 x 0 inch
$1,670
Untitled 28.2.12
Richard Caldicott
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 23 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 9.1 x 0 inch
$1,670
Untitled 13.6.12
Richard Caldicott
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 16 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 6.3 x 0 inch
$1,670
Study in Green & Blue, Ahangama
Edmund Sumner
Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$3,061
Post Tsunami Reconstruction, Minamisanriku
Edmund Sumner
Photography - 42 x 59.4 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.5 x 23.4 x 0 inch
$696
Untitled VIII. From The Balance Series
Salvatore Arnone
Photography - 127 x 88.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 50 x 35 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Untitled V. From The Balance Series
Salvatore Arnone
Photography - 127 x 88.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 50 x 35 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Untitled IV. From The Balance Series
Salvatore Arnone
Photography - 127 x 88.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 50 x 35 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
A la fin du voyage commence la mémoire
Jean Valera
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$129
A la fin du voyage commence la mémoire - 2
Jean Valera
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$129
0835. From The ONE Series
Salvatore Arnone
Painting - 89.9 x 89.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
$2,380
2074. From The ONE Series
Salvatore Arnone
Painting - 89.9 x 89.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
$2,380
Baja, La Pz, Mexico
Edmund Sumner
Photography - 42 x 59.4 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.5 x 23.4 x 0 inch
$2,925
Green & Blue Interior
Edmund Sumner
Photography - 119 x 84 x 0.1 cm Photography - 46.9 x 33.1 x 0 inch
$3,061
Red flower on a green background
Dmytro Bilous
Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$4,680
1892. Framed
Salvatore Arnone
Photography - 58.4 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$1,950
Fleurs 14 V - aquatinte originale
Jacques Bosser
Print - 50 x 50 x 0.03 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$468
Diptych No. 57812 / No. 57813
Sebastiaan Knot
Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$5,149
Diptych No. 57805 / No. 57806
Sebastiaan Knot
Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$5,149
