Understanding Color in Photography by Bryan Peterson Book Review

 

 Veteran photographer and instructor Bryan Peterson is best known for his arresting imagery using bold, graphic color and composition. Here he explores his signature use of color in photography for the first time, showing readers his process for creating striking images that pop off the page. He addresses how to shoot in any type of light, and looks at color families and how they can work together to make compelling images in commercial and art photography. He also helps readers understand exposure, flash, and other stumbling blocks that beginning and experienced photographers encounter when capturing images, showing how to get the most out of any composition. With its down-to-earth voice and casual teaching style, Understanding Color in Photography is a workshop in a book, helping any photographer take their images to the next level.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

BRYAN PETERSON is a professional photographer, an internationally known instructor, and the best-selling author of Understanding Exposure, Understanding Shutter Speed, Learning to See Creatively, Understanding Digital Photography, and Beyond Portraiture. In addition, he is the founder of the online photography school The Perfect Picture School of Photography. He lives in Chicago.

My Thoughts:

 Over three years ago I bought my first DSLR camera a Nikon D5100 and I since have purchased several lenses. Wow, what a learning curb. Sure I can put it on auto and snap much better pictures than my old camera. I have ventured out some and started playing around with the other settings on my camera. There are many times I just can’t figure out how the colors look so different in my photos. It’s frustrating and leaves me scratching my head trying to figure out what I did wrong. I’m still learning how to be a better photographer. 

Over a year ago I read Bryan Petersons book, “Understanding Exposure” I found it a very helpful tool in taking pictures. I was delighted to read this book. This book is for beginners and professional photographers.  It’s easy to understand and to apply the techniques to your photos. I find the examples of photos that are the same as extremely helpful of a poorly taken picture to a masterpiece. Seeing the differences makes you want to try harder when taking pictures.

This is a full colored book filled with a large variety of vivid images throughout this 135 page book. The photos in this book are absolutely stunning.

The book is broken down in four sections:

Light, Exposure and color

Color and Composition

Color and Mood

Using Tools to Enhance Color

I found it especially interesting in how different colors can affect the moods from the orange, blue, green, purple tones. This section intrigued me the most.

I’m not going to even try to sound intelligible on the topics covered in this book. The more I learn the more I realize that I have a lot more learning to do. I will be referring to this book several times throughout the years. 

I received a free copy of this product from Blogging for Books- Waterbrook in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. All opinions I have expressed are my own or those of my family. I am disclosing this information accordance with the FTC Regulations.