This part of the course deals with primary and secondary colours, as demonstrated in the colour wheel. The object of this exercise is to photograph scenes or part of scenes that are each dominated by each of the primary and secondary colours.
With each of the colours, three photographs were taken, one at the average meter reading for the camera, one 1/2 stop under exposed and one 1/2 stop over exposed.
As was shown earlier in the strength of colour exercise, varying the exposure will alter the colour within each photograph. Therefore one of these three photographs should closely match the colour circle.
With orange, I found that the photograph that was 1/2 stop under exposed was the closest match to the colour circle
I found the same with yellow the photograph that was 1/2 stop under exposed was the closest match to the colour circle.
No surprises to see the 1/2 stop under exposed was the closest match again.
Purple was a tricky colour to match, I tired and failed to find a suitable match until I found this indoor plant at a garden centre. The 1/2 under exposed photograph is the closet to the colour wheel, I can see a pattern forming here!
Green was a challenge to say the least, it was one of the most common colours in nature, but could I find a suitable match to the colour circle. I thought this colour would have been the easiest to find a match. It was not until I found this holly bush that i found a suitable shade of green, in this case the 1//2 stop under photograph is the closet match to the colour circle.
Blue was another difficult colour to find naturally and after trying long and hard to find a natural blue, I had to resort to a man made blue in the form of a leather Ipad cover, again the closest match to the colour circle was found to be the 1/2 stop under exposed photograph.
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