Capturing Colour

Phil Malpas is a freelance photographer and writer based in Swindon. He was previously a director of Photofolio, a commercial gallery in the north of England, and is a regular contributor to various magazines. Working with both large-format and digital cameras, Phil teaches photographic techniques both locally and with photographic tours around the world.

How to get the most out of this book; Introduction; Chapter One: Colour theory; The colour wheel; Primary, secondary and tertiary colours; Complementary colours; Colour harmony; Additive colour; Subtractive colour; Examples; Chapter Two: Vision; The human eye; Colour constancy and metamerism; Colour blindness; Psychological influences; Cultural influences; Chapter Three: Light; The electromagnetic spectrum; Colour temperature; Infrared; Chapter Three: Photographic colour; Colour films; Daylight and tungsten balance; Digital colour; Chapter Four: Filtration; Filter systems; The Kodak Wratten series; Mired and mired shift; Colour temperature filters; Neutral density filters; Polarising filters; Artificial light; Chapter Five: Using colour; Limiting the colour palette; Colour for impact; Colour and emotion; Colour and time; Chapter Six: Processing and printing; Using RAW files and RAW conversion; Adobe Photoshop; Toned monochrome; Colour management; Digital printing; Chapter Seven: Colour captured; William Lesch; Joe Cornish; Wilson Tsoi; Sue Bishop; Steve McCurry; Conclusion; Glossary; Acknowledgements, contacts and credits