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Do You See The Color?

Do you see the color of the green grass and the red rose?

Seeing the color of the green grass and the red rose is seeing the color of the light being reflected from them.

Almost everyone can see this.

Do you know the color of the light that’s illuminating the green grass and red rose?

Knowing the color of the light that’s illuminating the green grass and the red rose is knowing something about the raw material that a photographer works with. Light.

Not everyone knows this.

If you want to be a photographer who is skilled at their craft  you should know the color of the light that illuminates your subject.

Light And Color

2 thoughts on “Do You See The Color?”

  1. Hello Jim,

    Thank you for your thoughtful comments.

    I’m glad that you can relate to to this post based on your practical experience with color temperature. At the time you were working on this there was no white balance or digital cameras.

    If I’m correct there were, and still are, three types of film available that are color balanced for recording three specific color temperatures.
    Daylight Balanced: 5200K;Tungsten Balanced Type A: 3200K;Tungsten Balanced Type B: 3400K.

    I’m curious how you handled the light and film relationship.

    What color balance film did you use?
    Did you filter the light sources at the light source itself?
    Did you filter the light at the lens?
    Did you mix unfiltered light sources to give you the color temperature that you needed.

    You friend, Mr. Kennemer, seemed to understand what photography is about and so do you.

    Observing and working with light.

    It would be a pleasure and an honor to work with you in one of my classes.

    Best regards,

    Sam

  2. Hello Jim,

    Thank you for your thoughtful comments.

    I’m glad that you can relate to to this post based on your practical experience with color temperature. At the time you were working on this there was no white balance or digital cameras.

    If I’m correct there were, and still are, three types of film available that are color balanced for recording three specific color temperatures.
    Daylight Balanced: 5200K;Tungsten Balanced Type A: 3200K;Tungsten Balanced Type B: 3400K.

    I’m curious how you handled the light and film relationship.

    What color balance film did you use?
    Did you filter the light sources at the light source itself?
    Did you filter the light at the lens?
    Did you mix unfiltered light sources to give you the color temperature that you needed.

    You friend, Mr. Kennemer, seemed to understand what photography is about and so do you.

    Observing and working with light.

    It would be a pleasure and an honor to work with you in one of my classes.

    Best regards,

    Sam

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