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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Which color wheel do you prefer...traditional or modern?

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Depending on the theme, I like both

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Ok i guess i‘m gonna have to watch this a few times.that was a lot. Thanks for the detailed explanation🙏🏻👍🏻

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But...now i am more confused. How is it possible that chance in color wheel? Nature doesn t change its rules...so how should we approach to this color scheme mystery?

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This was absolutely phenomenal. Thank you for this comprehensive overview of color. I would argue this is essential viewing for any artist, not just photographers.

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I never found someone explain color theory to me like this! It so informative and I love the simplicity of each new info being presented. Many many thanks!

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Holy crap... this was the CLEAREST explanation of hue, shade, tint, brightness, saturation and their relationships. I get tutorial after tutorial showing how to adjust these, but not how to SEE them and DECIDE what to change and WHY. Thanks bro, subscribed!

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Your understanding of color is greatly appreciated!

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Outstanding tutorial!

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Thank you so much for this very helpful video!

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This was the best i ve heard in just few minutes..So much information under every sentence..like a resume of an encyclopedy but a resume that also contains all the encyclopedy..I don t know if i could explain what i wantedreally to say..in one word i think this is a must watch for anyone who wants to use colors for any purpose..thank you much appreciated.

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Concise Color Masterclass, many thanks and keep it up!

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This video revealed many secrets I was looking for. There is so much context such as history, details and other related knowledge. So much information in short. Very helpful, thank you!

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Very well explained! A perfectly balanced video, very easy to understand... loved it! I now have a much better understanding of colours, thank you!

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I loved this video. It was super helpful in getting my mind wrapped around a few concepts. :D Thank you!

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Shades , tint & Tones; one of the best and easily understandable explanation. Glad that I came across this video.

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Thank you so much!

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By far the best explanation of the color theory!!! Thank you!

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Thank you so much for this invaluable video. As you said, it will definitely need some time to grasp all the details and as a newbie trying to self -teach colour concepts, I've started to get confused with what actual primary colours are - red,yellow and blue or red, green and blue. Thanks to you, now I've fully understood why the confusion is. Really appreciated your effort and time.

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I didnt knew the difference between Tint and Shades. Thank you for making this video!

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