Exercise - Primary & Secondary Colours

Primary & Secondary Colours

Green

Green-1: Normal Exposure

Green-2: Lighter

                         

Green-3: Darker

Orange

Orange 1: Normal Exposure

Orange 2 - Darker

Orange 3 - Lighter

Red

Red 1 - Normal Exposure

Red 2 - Darker

Red 3 - Lighter

Violet

Violet 1 - Normal exposure

Violet 2 - Darker

Violet 3 - Lighter
 

Yellow

Yellow 1 - Normal Exposure

Yellow 2 - Darker

Yellow 3 - Lighter

 Blue



Blue 1 - Normal Exposure

Blue 2 - Lighter

Blue 3 - Darker

Tackling this exercise in winter, there was not the abundance of colour that could have been available a few months ago.  The photos taken for orange, perhaps appear more brown than orange.  I'm fairly sure brown does derive from orange though, and it's the closest I could find from natural subjects, without resorting to shooting something man made.
Looking across the range of colours, it appears that bolder contrast between colours can be achieved with normal to darker exposures.  Lighter exposures appear much softer and with certain colour combinations could work well.  Overall, I generally prefer the stronger colours created through normal or darker exposure.  However, a lighter exposure can create an appealing mood or atmosphere, which may be more appropriate for certain images.