If everyone around you perceived color differently than you do—or if you experienced the world with limited or altered color vision—how might that change the way you use photography to communicate ideas, emotions, or stories? by Kathryn Mayo

2025-09-15 22:29:30 UTC

When I was in elementary school, I read a children's book that always stuck with me - the quote was something like "what if my red is everyone else's blue?" or something similar. It's interesting to think about photographing in a different way to account for differences in how others see color. I suppose I would have to focus on composition, depth of field, and light/dark contrast, but also try to find stronger color relationships in the colors I was capturing so that people with limited/altered color vision may get a sense of the true color I was capturing in the images.

2025-09-17 00:07:08 UTC

If everyone around me perceived color differently than I do, it would significantly shift the way I think about photography as a communication tool. It would most likely push me to lean more heavily on the other visual elements, such as composition, light, texture, and contrast,to ensure my images would still be able to communicate ideas and emotions. I believe in some ways it just might even make black-and-white photography more effective, since removing color eliminates the potential for misinterpretation and puts greater emphasis on form and tone.

2025-09-17 05:37:01 UTC

If everyone around me perceived color differently than I do, this might change the way I use photography to communicate ideas, emotions, or stories by shifting my focus to non color elements. By adjusting contrast, exposure, and shadow details, this could create drama or mystery with light and shadow in a photo. Without color, the placement of subjects and the framing of a scene become even more critical. To have a better composition, I would use leading lines, the rule of thirds, and negative space to guide the viewer's eye and create the mood. Lastly, the graphic shapes and silhouettes of subjects would be highlighted for it to tell a story. In terms of communicating emotions and stories, I feel that black and white photography naturally raises a sense of nostalgia and detachment, which can be used to create a classic, long-lasting feel for a scene.

2025-09-17 18:54:48 UTC

I think that a common concept in photography is using color to convey an emotion. the thing is, photography is art and art is purely subjective and cant possibly be perceived the same way by everyone. so someone that uses a certain color or colors in a photograph to convey a certain emotion may be perceived completely differently by someone else despite them looking at the same color. the same thing can be said in vise versa with two people perceiving the same emotion through two different color pallets.

2025-09-17 23:01:05 UTC

If everyone around me perceived color differently from I do, I would have to rely on light/shadows and gestures to symbolize the meaning behind the photos I'm trying to imply. This shift in my thinking will push me to go beyond aesthetically pleasing images.

2025-09-19 20:36:01 UTC

If everyone around me perceived color differently than I do — or the other way around — I believe I would have to focus less on color and more on subject matter and composition. Lighting would also be a huge component. A lot of my photography is on the warmer side, so I guess I would have to figure out a way to portray that in composition and lighting. I think that would make an interesting project.

2025-09-21 01:56:06 UTC

Hi class,

I am obsessed with this idea of everyone perceiving senses differently and there is very limited ways to show how you perceive things. I think photography itself already allows people to see into your world, this comes with how a photographer can be known for a specific style. I rarely shoot with color so it’s not too hard to imagine how I would shoot otherwise. I think playing with textures and rich values in a composition help make the photo jump off the page, this would be a main focus. As we have seen in the documentary most of the kids associate dark colors with red because it is the shortest wave length, by switching your brain to see colors as a grey scale this can help train the eye to capture depth.

Thank you, Lilianna Bryant.

2025-09-22 01:43:59 UTC

I think that for my personal style of photography, it would largely be unchanged as I normally shoot black and white. As far as color goes, I think I would end up finding ways to adapt to how other people perceive color compared to how I see it or find ways to create compelling color photos that is unique to my vision.