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An analogous color palette with deep blues to keep developing your editing style and wildlife photography! With @mankeyfoto - Winner Best of the Week 4 at #nomadict / “My passion for wildlife photography began some time ago. It is rooted in my lifelong love for animals and the belief that every species holds equal value.
Small bird photography first captivated my attention. It started with simple snapshots and soon evolved into something more significant.
I began developing my distinct style, characterized by moodier edits. I see editing as a tool to enhance storytelling—just as black and white photography shapes mood and meaning. For me, editing is another level of photography; it allows creativity to flourish and transforms photos into art rather than just great images.
I believe my color scheme, combined with the use of gradient filters to enhance lighting and shadows, is a defining element of my edits, also present in my winning photo - see image one:
I often darken the bottom of the photo to draw attention to the animals’ eyes. In addition, my goal is to capture the souls of the animals and showcase the beauty of nature. Thus, I present each photo with a color palette that evokes the feeling of stepping into a fairytale. For my winning photo, I used an analogous color palette sharing a common cool undertone, ranging from deep blue-green to grayish-teal:
0d191b - Dark teal-blue
192a2e - Dark cyan-blue
2e444d - Muted blue-gray-green
56646a - Cool gray-blue
8e9699 - Muted silver-gray-blue
In general, analogous palettes create harmony and a sense of cohesion, making them ideal for moody, atmospheric, and cinematic looks.
In this case, the moody palette has a strong cinematic feel, making it ideal for landscape photography edits of foggy forests, rugged coastlines, or urban nightscapes as well.
It also suits futuristic, minimal, or luxury branding and UI design, as well as drone shots capturing stormy seas, cold mountain ranges, or deep forests.” @nomadict: Congratulations @mankeyfoto! You are now one of the finalists to win our Yearly Contest! 💫 You can also read the full article with Magnus by visiting the link in our bio!