A Color Blind Photographer
Jan 26, 2018 11:49:21 #
bkyser wrote:
How is doing something you love a waste of time? Doing dishes, making the bed, going to work.......THOSE are wastes of time.
Actually my wife loves to do dishes... (Not that Understand) but she says that it is a quiet time for her... I am not even sure what that even means!!!!
Jan 26, 2018 12:03:44 #
bkyser wrote:
How is doing something you love a waste of time? Doing dishes, making the bed, going to work.......THOSE are wastes of time.
You are absolutely correct - waste of time.
Jan 26, 2018 12:07:02 #
bud 77
Loc: Long Beach, WA
Silverman wrote:
Hello all; As I have been tested and it has been d... (show quote)
Silverman, I too am color blind and see the colors differently than a person with normal sight might see. However this is where it gets confusing. I went to see a see a doctor that explained that I see color different than him it is not necessarily wrong. Just different. I can tell the traffic light colors and was able to get my commercial driver license. I say enjoy your color difference and photography. I enjoy a beautiful sunset or sunrise and many people comment on my Photos (good comments) so I say don't let someone set limits on your hobby and enjoy life. Bud77
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Jan 26, 2018 12:07:22 #
Rongnongno wrote:
Actually my wife loves to do dishes... (Not that Understand) but she says that it is a quiet time for her... I am not even sure what that even means!!!!
I get stuck doing the dishes because my $1100 dishwasher died and I am too cheap to have it repaired for $700. So the dishwasher is there only to air-dry the dishes that I wash manually. But the more dishes I wash the fewer bourbon Manhattans I drink. I can't do both. Not that coordinated.
Jan 26, 2018 12:10:49 #
therwol
Loc: USA
It occurs to me that no one has posted any online tests to check for color blindness. This is my favorite, and it will keep you busy for awhile.
http://www.color-blindness.com/farnsworth-munsell-100-hue-color-vision-test/#prettyPhoto
http://www.color-blindness.com/farnsworth-munsell-100-hue-color-vision-test/#prettyPhoto
Jan 26, 2018 12:20:37 #
Frayud
Loc: Bethesda,MD
Why not take a photo in color and correct it as you see fit and then submit the initial and corrected photo? We could then make a more rational judgement. From some of the modern "art" I've seen in museums correct perception of actual color may not be a hindrance at all.
Jan 26, 2018 12:41:30 #
(I haven't read all of the previous posts so sorry if I'm repeating stuff). Regardless of how bad your colour blindness is, you have the option of using reality as your guide. If enhancing your photos is your main purpose for doing PP, a legitimate goal is to give your photos an enhanced reality look. For that to work, you need only be familiar with reality (i.e. how reality appears to you). For reassurance you could ask non-colour blind people if your reality enhancements are working for them. My guess is that for the most part they would be perfectly OK, or they might say something like "Your greens are coming out a bit yellow", in which case you'd know to look out for that in the future.
Correcting colour casts and skewed colours would be a different story, but how often does that happen, and how often is it bad enough to ruin a shot? With the right kind of feedback it probably wouldn't take you long to discover how your perceptions of colour differ from a non-colour blind person.
Correcting colour casts and skewed colours would be a different story, but how often does that happen, and how often is it bad enough to ruin a shot? With the right kind of feedback it probably wouldn't take you long to discover how your perceptions of colour differ from a non-colour blind person.
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Jan 26, 2018 12:49:35 #
I encourage you to continue in Photography. Your unique vision may produce some striking images. In any case, if you prefer monochrome will work well for you. Go for it!
Jan 26, 2018 12:50:53 #
Jan 26, 2018 13:29:01 #
For those interested here is a link to the much discussed glasses:
http://enchroma.com/
They did not work for me(with one dandy exception) I still couldn’t tell the diff for the red yellow green of a stop light among many other situations.
My $400.00 was refunded fully and promptly, for “colorblind” I encourage trying them.
For the OP I say do what ever tickles you.
PS, any body want to go for a ride? I’m driving!
http://enchroma.com/
They did not work for me(with one dandy exception) I still couldn’t tell the diff for the red yellow green of a stop light among many other situations.
My $400.00 was refunded fully and promptly, for “colorblind” I encourage trying them.
For the OP I say do what ever tickles you.
PS, any body want to go for a ride? I’m driving!
Jan 26, 2018 13:47:12 #
Bri
Loc: NZ
My sight is deficient in the red spectrum.
I trust my camera to get the colours correct.
Be carefull in post processing with the colour sliders.
Othewise have fun after all it is mainly for your enjoyment.
Other peoples enjoyment is a by-product.
Cheers
I trust my camera to get the colours correct.
Be carefull in post processing with the colour sliders.
Othewise have fun after all it is mainly for your enjoyment.
Other peoples enjoyment is a by-product.
Cheers
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Jan 26, 2018 14:02:40 #
Jan 26, 2018 14:15:39 #
I'm reminded of a story I heard back in the days before digital TV. Background: To adjust a color camera, the camera guys relied on something called a vectorscope that would show just how much of each color there was from a test pattern, and allow them to tweak the different colors. The vectorscope had a little box where the dot representing each color was supposed to land.
Anyway, as the story goes, one guy was retiring, a guy who had the reputation as the very best at adjusting colors. Nobody else even came close. At his retirement he finally divulged his secret, a secret he feared would have cost him his job had management known. He was colorblind and had to trust the vectorscope. Others would adjust to the vectorscope, then tweak to get what they regarded as the best colors. Differing eyes yielded slightly different results so the other people were really mis-adjusting things.
Anyway, as the story goes, one guy was retiring, a guy who had the reputation as the very best at adjusting colors. Nobody else even came close. At his retirement he finally divulged his secret, a secret he feared would have cost him his job had management known. He was colorblind and had to trust the vectorscope. Others would adjust to the vectorscope, then tweak to get what they regarded as the best colors. Differing eyes yielded slightly different results so the other people were really mis-adjusting things.
Jan 26, 2018 14:37:25 #
compasiune11
Loc: Romania
I think your solution is to shot in black and white. No problem with that, i think
Jan 26, 2018 15:22:24 #
Jimmy T wrote:
In my humble opinion and with apologies to all of ... (show quote)
As a fellow color blind (red/green) photographer, I just do my thing with composing and shooting the image and a bit of PP. Then I ask my wife if the lake is too green or the trees too blue! ;-) I love b&w, but don't want my entire portfolio to consist of such images. And since I won't be selling my images for big bucks, I just want others to enjoy them. (After, of course, I enjoy them first!)
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