Colours

Was having lunch today with some colleagues, and an ex-colleague who showed us some wedding pictures taken previously. There was a general discussion as to the colour scheme of the photos and which "series" so to say and which we prefer.

It is interesting that some prefered the classic wedding look, i.e. predominantly white, both staring into the camera type. Others prefered a more sensual look, red and dark brown being the dominant colour with the pose adopting a certain attitude. I like the latter better. Even more interesting, some prefered pictures taken outdoors and some indoors. There is so much variety nowadays, and just wondered if the preference stated underpins a person's internal feelings or outlook on life.

Can it be generalised to say that introverted people prefer indoors and a classic look, and extroverted people prefer outdoors with dominant colours? What about those in between, i.e. classic but outdoor, or dominant but indoors? What does it say about the character? Would moods affect the choice of colour?

Then again, there are the black and white shots which can be simply breathtaking if taken properly, outlining each minute detail of the picture. I have seen some black and white shots which simply outshine the coloured ones, especially those closed up shots showing a person's feature. This is where the observer simply focuses on the different nuances of monochrome tones and the emotions portrayed by the subject, as opposed to the observer being distracted by differing interplay of colours. I guess there are benefits of both and it depends upon what or how one feels at the point of looking at the pictures.

For myself, I tend to favour darker toned colours, especially navy blue, but am prone to go for darker shades of other colours, e.g. red, green or even orange. It also helps when people tell me that dark colours have a slimming effect! :P