YOUR ASSIGNMENT
Create a series of 5 photographs where one color dominates each image and becomes the main subject. Explore streets, markets, architecture, textiles, or everyday objects, focusing on how color shapes mood, composition, and story.
Your series should include:
• Scenes where a single color is visually dominant
• Compositions emphasizing texture, shape, and pattern in relation to the color
• Color as a storytelling element, evoking emotion or atmosphere
• Variety of subjects: walls, fabrics, spices, doors, street objects, or people in colored clothing
• Attention to contrast, light, and framing to enhance the color’s impact
This exercise trains you to see and emphasize color deliberately, rather than as a secondary element.
ENCOURAGING CONSIDERATION
– Choose your color intentionally. Think about moods and associations: warm reds and yellows, cool blues and greens, earthy ochres.
– Observe everywhere. Markets, alleys, courtyards, textiles, tiles, and even shadows or reflected light can be opportunities to isolate a dominant hue.
– Simplify the frame. Minimize competing colors and distractions so your chosen color stands out strongly.
– Use light to enhance saturation. Soft morning or late afternoon light often brings out warm, rich tones; reflected light can create subtle color effects.
– Consider patterns and textures. Color combined with repetition, geometry, or material surfaces adds visual interest and depth.
– Think about scale and context. A small red object in a neutral environment or a wall completely drenched in one color can both be powerful — experiment with both approaches.
• Be consistent across the series. While each photo can have a different subject, the chosen color should unify the series visually and conceptually.