Color Theory and Scheme Building

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The thing about colors, is how much they effects us.

Colors have the ability to brighten up, warm up, cool down or even sadden (think gothic - black, dark clothing) the ambiance of a location or portrait.

On the same level, miss matched colors could possibly have the effect of adding the feel of a stressful or chaotic atmosphere.

Blending the colors of your clothing with the clothing of the others in the portrait with you is very important in achieving a desired feel or mood.

Are you a fun family? Think, Spring time with bright Easter like colors!

Are you more of a dramatic quiet family? Think Fall muted darker tones of reds, greens and browns.

That leads to another side of the portrait color schemes. SEASONS!

Just as important as matching clothing colors, is matching your clothing color scheme to the season you'll be photographed in.

Warm & Cool Color Toneswarm and cool color wheel diagram

FALL - darker muted tones of reds, greens and browns

WINTER - cooler quiet tones of blues, grays and purples

SUMMER - Warmer tones of Red, Oranges and Yellows

SPRING - Brighter tones of Blues, pinks and turquoise

Which season would you label this portrait under?

Color SchemesTimothy Dehnert photography your greater Seattle Family portrait photographer

We're to help you figure out and plan your portraits. 

Contact us and we'll let you pic our brains and we'll help you pick your colors! 😜

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