Colour Wheel

Colour Rules OK!

The use of colour in photography is one of the most powerful tools that a photographer has at his or her disposal. I’d say at times it even ranks above composition. Although, obviously the ideal is the perfect union of both colour and composition.

The correct use of colour can create something so striking that it’s impossible to ignore.

When thinking about colours in photos it’s important to understand why certain colours work together, and why others are just a bit… ‘meh’. The diagram below is a depiction of what is called in colour theory The Colour Wheel – it helps us to understand which colours work with which…