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Color Shade Extension.. Basic Elements of the Image.. Book of Photography

Color Shade Extension

Color Shades, in simple terms, are the gray values ​​extending from white to black. They are related to brilliance, light and darkness and vary according to the direction and intensity of illumination. Color changes are related to color shades and shadows. But in monochrome photography, we can only affect color changes. We can say that an image is high-key, but the color shades are conditioned by the surfaces of the subject and the proportion and direction of the light absorbed or reflected by these surfaces.

Every image, whether in black and white or in color, must have an arrangement of color shades, and gray values ​​can be mixed with colored color shades.

If it is about gray values ​​or color shades, do not look for the correct exposure in which all these values ​​appear gray or in similar colors. What is the perfect thing in this world? It is true that professional photographers often deviate from the correct exposure stipulated by the laws in order to make their photos captivating.

The light and the angle from which the subject is illuminated are of fundamental importance in the color grading result. You, the photographer, must decide how to use this
fundamental factor: you can over-exposure or under-exposure by using the film sensitivity to its maximum limits in order to obtain a suitable atmosphere, but this choice depends first and foremost on the way you treat your subject.

It is important that the general color grading in a photo is in harmony with the nature of the subject, especially if we want to arouse an emotional shock. This group of color grading can resemble and relate to psychological states. Dark values ​​are often associated with mysterious and threatening ideas, while light values ​​indicate freedom, liberation and tenderness.

In some cases, the quality of normal light prompts the photographer to focus his or her photo or photos on this special lighting and even provokes him or her to exaggerate to increase the spread of soft light or to draw a weak light from dark color grading. In this way, you invest these natural effects for the benefit of your photos. If the place is very well lit, you can show everything in high-key and you can eliminate shadows completely. The final result of the photo depends only on your personal intuition and skill in choosing your exposure for the subject.

Color Separation

This image has a set of tones that are completely separated from each other and give a feeling of extreme cold and disjointed rhythm. I got this contrast between the different tones using a very fast film and this explains the graininess of the image.

Hasselblad 1/250 sec Aperture 16 Kodak Radial - x

- Dark values ​​use the tones at the bottom of the gray scale.

- The tones at the higher values ​​give the desired atmosphere.

A soft image composed of tones starting from 3 to 6.

- Contrasting tones at the ends interspersed with some intermediate tones.

- In this example I used all values ​​from 0 to 9.

Gray Scale

The range of tones from white to black is determined by a value. Each value corresponds to a change in the value of the pupil aperture.

Measuring the average exposure in the light is suitable for a value of 5 and by measuring the strong lights and shadows we control the results.

High-K

This high-K, composed of a wide range of light tones, was taken under soft, misty light. The dark values ​​were removed when the image was printed on smooth paper to give the man the foreground.

Hasselblad 1/125 sec. f/8 Kodak Tri-X

Dark values ​​(Loki)

This Loki effect and these evenly distributed values ​​were achieved by using a red filter that darkens the sky and leaves while the road (which was brown-red) becomes relatively light. Hasselblad 1/125 sec. f/8 Kodak Tri-X

High contrast

A limited number of contrasting values ​​and careful lighting bring out and emphasize the man's expression and movement. Note the difference in values ​​between the black clothes and the white fur.

Hasselblad with studio flash light, f/16 Kodak Tri-X

Low contrast

This image is composed of mid-tones that slowly melt into each other. The haze dissolves the sharp tones, allowing the softer values ​​to blend into each other, creating a harmony of tonalities.

Hasselblad 1/125 sec. Aperture 11 Kodak Panatomic-X.