Definition Page - Colour

Dictionary definition - The property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way it reflects or emits light.

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• Dull
• Luminous

This picture shows some sort marine animal, made up of very bright, very vivid colours. Colour is often used in photography to catch the eye and to represent life or excitement as this is what it is seen as real life. This shows this small animal contrasting with the plain, green background.

I believe this is a very good picture that represents colour very well. It is an underwater picture that shows no more than an explosion of colour.

This picture is very colourful and again, children are involved because colour is often associated with life, laughter, happiness and creation.

This photo again shows a child, though this time with a collection of coloured crayons. This again shows how colour is often associated with life and creation.

All of these photographs are good examples of colour in photography. Each photo is very bright and involves various colours in many different environments. Each of these photographs uses colour to represent life and excitement, the last two involve children and lively colours, while the first picture shows some sort of animal, it represents colour in nature. The second picture is a form aqua photography and is very much an explosion of colour. Each show how colour is often shown with life and excitement or creation, as  it is in real life.

Colour is a property an object possess which is often used in arts and photography to create different moods and feelings for pieces.