Color Theory Basics EVERY Photographer MUST know!

Understand how RYB & RGB/CMYK Color Wheels came into existence and learn all about Color Characteristics, Harmonies, Psychology, Balancing Proportions, and most importantly, how to actually use them in your photographs. Final Tip: How to Master Color Grading in 2 simple steps!

► Skip to ANY section ⏰ TIME STAMPS:
0:36 Invention of the Traditional RYB Color Wheel
1:17 Perception of Color
1:47 Inception of Color Harmony
2:04 Invention of the Modern RGB Color Wheel
2:07 Origin/Understanding CMYK printing process
3:32 RGB vs CMYK – Additive and Subtractive Color Systems
4:40 Understanding RGB Color Mixing
5:12 RGB Color Wheel = CMYK Color Wheel
5:31 Which Color Wheel should we use for Color Harmony?
5:50 Color Characteristics explained: Hue, Saturation & Brightness
6:02 Understanding Hue
6:29 What are Tint, Shades and Tones?
6:54 Understanding Saturation/Chroma
7:09 Understanding Brightness/Value
7:15 Brightness vs Luminosity
7:24 Luminosity explained
8:40 Introduction to Color Harmony/Color Schemes
9:54 How to distribute and balance Color
10:10 Understanding Weight of a Color
11:02 2 Important steps to Master Color Harmony
11:49 How Photographers/Retouchers can use Color Theory
12:08 Outro

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