Continued/ Structure of digital photo

What Is Brightness And Color ?

Long time ago, photos were in black-and-white. People watched black-and-white TV programs.

Old black-and-white photo. “Hi, my gran, you look like a gang star! “

And then, old black-and-white TV

Oops….someone is coming out of TV!

Just kidding! With the advancement of technology, color was added to the usual black-and-white photo and TV programs.

Can You Feel The Brightness And Color?

Brightness is like a gray image. Please see below.

The image shows the transition of brightness from Brightness 0%(Black) to 100%(White).

After you remove the color, you can easily see the brightness.

Original one.

I decreased the color using Saturation function. You can remove color from your photos using Saturation function.

pure brightness appeared

Finally, you can see the gray image. You can see where is the dark or bright part easily.

It seems that color is artist’s color paint. First, an artist makes a sketch using with a charcoal pencil on a sketch pad. Then it becomes a base of his art. Brightness is like that. And then he paints it with color. That is color.

Color do not exist without brightness. Because if you decrease the brightness of your photos, your photos become dark and finally they become black. Nothing can be seen.

Let’s learn step by step. Be careful not to feel burnt out like the man in the picture

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CHAPTER 2. HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR PHOTO