A Color Blind Photographer
Jan 25, 2018 08:39:22 #
Hello all; As I have been tested and it has been determined that I am "Color-Blind" respecting "Reds", "Greens", & "Browns", so what I see is not what other's see. But I want to ask those of you who are Photographer's and NOT Color Blind, am I wasting my time in Photography?
Especially when it comes to "Post-Processing" my images?
Your kind but genuine Thoughts and opinions will certainly be appreciated.
I certainly DO love Photography.
Especially when it comes to "Post-Processing" my images?
Your kind but genuine Thoughts and opinions will certainly be appreciated.
I certainly DO love Photography.
Jan 25, 2018 08:42:59 #
Though not color blind, I tend to ignore color. Black and white would be your forte'. So, pursuing photography isn't a lost cause, just stick to black and white. Oh, since purchasing a digital camera, I have paid more attention to color. But, my preference is still black and white.
Another Oh, there is a site that features photographs done by blind photographers. It's quite amazing and the work quite interesting. Just do a search for blind photographers, as well as, in your case, color blind photographers. You'll find it quite interesting.
--Bob
Another Oh, there is a site that features photographs done by blind photographers. It's quite amazing and the work quite interesting. Just do a search for blind photographers, as well as, in your case, color blind photographers. You'll find it quite interesting.
--Bob
Silverman wrote:
Hello all; As I have been tested and it has been d... (show quote)
Jan 25, 2018 08:45:30 #
Since you love photography, use your physical limitations to your benefit. I began photography shooting only black and white. It is difficult to do well but very rewarding. You might try that.
Rick
Rick
Jan 25, 2018 08:45:39 #
convert your pictures to black & white i,m not color blind and i am doing moore in b&w than in color.i do art shows and they sell the best.
Jan 25, 2018 08:45:55 #
Jan 25, 2018 08:59:03 #
Don't overlook infrared. Foliage is gorgeous when converted to white. You can have a camera converted so it captures blues in the water and sky and the rest is black and white (my favorite conversion). Or convert it to get the blues and also make greens golden. Or just make everything black and white. Look up the options by googling infrared conversions. Images from conversions that do some color can easily be changed to full IR in post.
Jan 25, 2018 09:00:17 #
Silverman wrote:
Hello all; As I have been tested and it has been d... (show quote)
There are glasses that are designed to correct color blindness. Amazon has
a good selection including clip on versions.
Jan 25, 2018 09:10:49 #
People who can see colors can still enjoy your color images.
I don't change any of the colors in my images. I wouldn't worry about yourself
making "have to", color adjustments.
You don't see strictly, in black & white.
I suggest, do what you want and that could, include both.
And, no. You are not wasting your time!!!
Enjoy capturing images!
Pat
I don't change any of the colors in my images. I wouldn't worry about yourself
making "have to", color adjustments.
You don't see strictly, in black & white.
I suggest, do what you want and that could, include both.
And, no. You are not wasting your time!!!
Enjoy capturing images!
Pat
Jan 25, 2018 09:15:11 #
Being color blind may alter your perception of the way things look with regard to colors, however I would think that the subject and placement, foreground, background etc. (composition) would remain the same, as well as exposure density and contrast. (Contrast may be a bit touchy though.)
I do NOT believe you would be wasting your time in photography. It may possibly be a bit more challenging for you, but embrace the challenge, especially if you are shooting for yourself. You can always discuss an image with someone if you have a question.
Even with "normal" vision, two people really don't see the exact same thing! All people do NOT have the same color/contrast interpretations from their vision as not all people's eyes/(brain processing of information from the eyes) are identical! But this is something we erroneously take as a given, that they see what we see.
I do NOT believe you would be wasting your time in photography. It may possibly be a bit more challenging for you, but embrace the challenge, especially if you are shooting for yourself. You can always discuss an image with someone if you have a question.
Even with "normal" vision, two people really don't see the exact same thing! All people do NOT have the same color/contrast interpretations from their vision as not all people's eyes/(brain processing of information from the eyes) are identical! But this is something we erroneously take as a given, that they see what we see.
Jan 25, 2018 09:18:03 #
CanonTom
Loc: Birmingham
Jay Pat wrote:
People who can see colors can still enjoy your color images.
I don't change any of the colors in my images. I wouldn't worry about yourself
making "have to", color adjustments.
You don't see strictly, in black & white.
I suggest, do what you want and that could, include both.
And, no. You are not wasting your time!!!
Enjoy capturing images!
Pat
I don't change any of the colors in my images. I wouldn't worry about yourself
making "have to", color adjustments.
You don't see strictly, in black & white.
I suggest, do what you want and that could, include both.
And, no. You are not wasting your time!!!
Enjoy capturing images!
Pat
I assume you are a hobbyist rather than a professional, which means you have to please no one other than yourself. Do you like your images? What else matters? Do your own thing and see through your own eyes! You are seeing things we are missing just as it is the other way also. Shoot and process based on what you like!
Tom
Jan 25, 2018 09:33:47 #
Hi: I heard that you get special eye glasses for color blindness. I recently heard of one of my friends who purchased these glasses and was enjoying looking all the things around him. You can get one of these.
Jan 25, 2018 09:46:20 #
Old Timer
Loc: Greenfield, In.
Can you recognize different tones or color values, as the in the black and white charts? If so you can I believe enjoy and even be a better photographer. Black and white is all about value of the colors as they respond to light. In painting a black and white shot of what is being painted is a valuable reference in a painting. It determines the distance and the composition of a painting.
Silverman wrote:
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Jan 25, 2018 09:52:43 #
I very much dislike the term "color blindness". The condition is more accurately defective color vision as the original poster indicated it normally involves the "red/browm" color spectrum or, in my case, the "blue/green" spectrum and the defect is quite subtle. If you are of a certain age you may recall the middle sixties (65, 66) chevrolets featured two very popular colors for their line of vehicles consisting of a turquoise and an aqua that were a pale green and blue respectively. If I saw the two colors together I could readily name the colors accurately but if I saw either car in isolation I may get it wrong. That is the extent of it. I have been photographing for more than fifty years and my color prints have never suffered for my condition so keep on keeping on!!
Jan 25, 2018 09:54:36 #
Silverman wrote:
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I just looked at your (few) posted images. I don't see any "color-blindness" problem with the WB in any of them. If you are careful about using the AWB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, etc. settings in your camera you should be able to take photos that look normal to us normal sighted viewers. You might have to stick to shooting JPEGs for color image use.
Another way to go would to produce Black & White images. For that you can shoot RAW or JPEG, and process your images with Photoshop or similar if you have color sliders for your B&W output. I convert often. You can start with increasing Yellows in your B&W image and decreasing Reds in your B&W image. From there try playing with Blues to deepen the sky to dark grey with white clouds, Green, etc. Most images I find "work" with Red & Blue down, and Yellow way up, and Geen up a bit. The other colors may or may not affect anything. Remember you are not seeing any of the color(s) in a B&W image on your screen anyway.
Jan 25, 2018 09:54:46 #
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