History+of+Colour+Photography

=History of Colour photograph= The first color photograph was made in 1861 by James Clark Maxwell. Maxwell studied the human eye to find that our eyes were sensitive only to red, green, and blue light. Maxwell had developed a method (now called the Harris Shutter effect) to mimic our eyesight and make color photographs by making three black & white pictures: One with a red filter over his lens, one with a green filter, and one with a blue filter.When he combined them together, photo magic happened and the color photograph was born!

Monochrome Photography
Monochrome photography implies the act of recording light in a single color or wavelength and includes such types of photographs as black and white, sepia, infrared photography, and X-ray photography.
 * Black and White:**Black and white photography uses neutral tones of gray ranging from near white to near black, or using a grayscale.
 * Sepia Tone History:**Unlike black and white photography, which uses a grayscale, sepia toned photos appear on a brown scale.

China in color pictures from 1920-30s


(Wu Men (the Meridian Gate) in the Forbidden City)

( part of the Great Wall)

Beverages cart, Bowling Green, Oct. 1942 & Lower Manhattan from a Jersey City ferry, Sept., 1941
==color photography has definitely taken the forefront in popularity, especially since the evolution of digital methods. Digital cameras, as well as some other things, have made photography available to a much wider audience of professionals and amateurs alike. It has made cameras much less expensive with a wide range of quality. Because of this accessibility, many people do not consider taking black and white photographs on a regular basis. Many point and shoot digital cameras do not have monochrome as an option; the photos have to be changed on the computer later.==

what seems to work in color and when black and white seems more appropriate?
====**1. Landscapes** – This is completely contingent on the time of year, location and time of day.To shoot landscapes in black and white could brings the forms and shapes into focus and also brings a sense of an untold story that can be interpreted by the viewer.====

**2. Night** – Color can be a wonderful option here because the black background can really enhance the other colors in the image.
====**3. People** – Photographs of people can be beautiful both in color and monochrome. if there are colors in the shot that would be wonderful to bring into focus. if there are many people or one person in the shot. Sometimes for a large group, black and white makes sense because it makes organization out of the chaos.====

References:

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Project Ideas: Photographs: -trick photography - fashion photography - architecture photography - pin hole camera photos

Video: -Horro Movie -Slient Movie

Shot Length:

5. Oblique/Canted Angle
- **Backlighting** - Side lighting - Top Heavy lighting - Full frontal lighting -spotlight -Soft or Diffuse Light
 * types of Lighting**

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