Color Options - 20 Photos

Can color make a photo into an adjective?

By changing the color type of a photo, can it take on an adjective? For these photos, I drew ten random adjectives and took a picture of something that seems to emulate that adjective. Then, I adjusted the photo to either cyanotype, sepia, black and white, or increased saturation to further emphasize the adjective. Enjoy!

 

Harsh

Cracking wall

(Cyanotype)

 

Mature

Small bowl

(Black and White)

 

Piquant

Cool colorful drawing whimsically changed to black and white

 

 

(Black and White)

 

Laughable

Milk carton wigs!

 

(Increased saturation in photoshop)

 

Lethal

Spiky black milk carton wig

 

(Cyanotype)

 

Devilish

Clay soldier surveying the courtyard

 

(Sepia - He is a devil who sees everything as himself!)

 

Inexpensive

Pencil Sharpener

(Sepia)

 

Expensive

Clay vase with design

 

(Black and White)

 

Glistening

Silver chair leg

 

 

(Black and White)

 

Ethereal

Abstract colorful painting transformed into an abstract mysterious painting

 

(Cyanotype)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

White Balance Photos

Here are my five scenes, all under different lighting circumstances, that demonstrate what white balance does for a photograph. The type of white balance for each series of six photographs goes in order:

• Auto
• Daylight
• Incandescent (Tungsten)
• Fluorescent
• Cloudy
• Flash

(My camera does not have a Shade mode)

For each series I pick which white balance brings the most realism into the scene.

Shade on a Sunny Day

* Most realistic

Sunny Day

* Most realistic

Fluorescent Light

* Most realistic

Overcast Day

* Most realistic

Lamp Light

* Most realistic

In conclusion, white balance works as it is supposed to - the most realistic white balance setting for each scene was often what it is supposed to be. However, Auto white balance setting also worked very, very well, and was often the most realistic white balance of the group - and even when it was not, it was nearly indistinguishable from the most realistic one.