Utilizing color and color

manipulation in

photography and film.

BY KEVIN HINOJOSA, DANG LE, HAYDEN COLE, DREON

LEWIS, ANTHONY SOUSA, FERNANDO PEREZ.

COLOR AND PHOTOGRAPHY

• COLOR IS INTERPRETED BY THE HUMAN EYE’S ABILITY TO INTAKE AND

PROCESS LIGHTWAVES. THESE LIGHTWAVES ARE CATEGORIZED UNDER

THE COLOR SPECTRUM, CONSISTING 3 PRIMARY COLORS, AND 3 TERTIARY

COLORS.

• THE 3 PRIMARY: RED, BLUE, GREEN.

• THE 3 TERTIARY: CYAN, MAGENTA, YELLOW.

• THESE COLORS COMBINE THROUGH THE LIGHT CAPTURED ON

FILM, FORMING THE COLORS WE SEE WITH OUR EYES.

• VARIATIONS IN LIGHTING CREATE VARIATIONS IN COLOR.

COLOR MANIPULATION

• COLOR IN FILM CAN BE EDITED, THROUGH A VARIETY OF POST-

PROCCESSING TECHNIQUES.

• THESE METHODS INCLUDE PHYSICAL MANIPULATION OF THE

FILM, THROUGH “TWEAKING” DURING A ROLL OF FILM’S CHEMICLE

DEVELOPMENT.

• MORE RECENTLY, DIGITAL EQUIPMENT ALLOWS MANIPULATION OF DIGITAL

“FILM” THROUGH A MULTITUDE OF POST-PROCCESSING PROGRAMS.

(PHOTOSHOP, FOR EXAMPLE)

IN SUMMARY

• BY MANIPUTING FACTORS SUCH AS LIGHTING, DIFFERENT COLOR EFFECTS

CAN IN PICTURES CAN BE ACHIEVED. IF IT IS NOT DONE MANUALLY AT THE

OUTSET OF THE PHOTOGRAPH’S MOMENT OF CAPTURE, IT CAN BE DONE VIA

POST-PROCCESS, EITHER THROUGH PHYSICAL (DEVELOPMENT) OR DIGITAL

MANIPULATION.