TECHNIQUES
Colour Masterclass
Understand how hue, saturation, white balance and more work together in your shots
Colourful world Colour photography offers the most natural representation of the world around us, and it’s a key skill to be able to accurately interpret a full range of hues with our camera
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Colour is second only to light itself when discussing the core elements of photography. The advent of colour imaging revolutionised the medium – the capture of the colours experienced in the natural world is what sets it apart from any other art form. While black and white images have a tremendous tendency for creating narrative, colour imagery is the most honest way we have to record the world around us. In this feature we’re going to help advanced photographers (that’s you) to understand the best ways of shooting natural hues.