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02-04-2009   #260 (permalink)
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On the subject of saturation and warm in regards to my Holiday image that I posted (perhaps a little late. The warm look of the image is the result of lighting. Warm or cool, generally relates to how an image is lit and the resultant effect on overall colors of the image tending toward blue-cool, or red-warm. Quite simply, Colors and light sources from the blue end of the spectrum are referred to as cool, and those toward the red/ orange/yellow side of the spectrum are described as warm. Use of "warm" lighting will however help warm colors to appear more vivid. That is a natural result, as a material that "appears" red to the eye, is simply a good reflector of that part of the color spectrum. If you use a cool (blue) light, it has less light being emitted in the red color spectrum, and therefore, less to be seen by the eye (or camera) when it is reflected off a "Red" object. This particular image had no "saturation" adjustments made, even though my daughter's favorite fluorescent top makes it appear that way.
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