Grnway wrote:
Well said, SS319! While I don't use saturation too much, I think it's a great tool available in the photographer's quiver.
If you're trying to evoke an emotion, colors do that very well. One only has to look at Van Gogh's "Starry Night." The intensity of colors in that painting is something we know that didn't actually occur in that night sky, but it's what was in Van Gogh's (troubled?) mind that he conveyed to the viewer. I had the good fortune to visit the Museum of Modern Art, in NYC. Matisse, Van Gogh, and others used "over-saturation" incredibly effectively! Even though Picasso's "Three Musicians" was on an adjacent wall, "Starry Night" drew viewers to it like moths to a flame. Of course, many wanted to just take a snapshot of it, but many others, myself included, just stared at it, getting lost in the emotion of the scene. Incredibly effective use of "over-saturation", in my opinion.
Well said, SS319! While I don't use saturation to... (
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