Colour

This photo uses vibrant colours that are complementary, the red and the blue bing at opposite sides of the colour wheel. Most of the photo is blue, giving the photo a cool and relaxed sort of feeling with the red lifebuoy making a striking impact. The lifebuoy seems quite saturated and rich, which contrasts with paler blue. The photo also uses space very well. 

This photo was shot in colour but then made to be black and white except for a few of the leaves that the colour was left in. This is to emphasise the new growth of the young leaves against the old trees of the wood. The green is very bright in contrast to the complete lack of colour of the rest of the photo.

This photo also has good use of complementary colours, from the yellowy-orange to the bright blue of the sky. The sky and the sign seem very saturated in comparison to the land which seems more washed out and duller. The sign really stands out of the photo because it's surrounded by the blue.

My Photos

For this photo, In photoshop I made all of the background black and white, whilst leaving the cyclist in full colour. This draws attention to the cyclist and away from the background, making it seem like he's coming right at you out of the picture. It shows that the background is not the focus point and of no interest.

This photo has lots of blues, yellows and greens making it analogous, however the colours are quite saturated so it still looks quite colourful in a way. All the cool colours make it feel very relaxed as well.

In this photo I made use of complementary colours from the red-orange of the flowers to the green of the leaves and grass around it. The hotter colours are vibrant and exciting bringing the attention to them.