Color Transforms

Adding color to this photograph changes its whole look.  This is obvious.  In grayscale the photograph loses half of what makes it so captivating: the cheery spring colors.  Color transforms the design to feel more warm and inviting.

Color, however, is subjective. Take the following two alterations of this photograph for example:

Color theory suggests that a color is not stable.  Its appearance is dependent on factors such as light and shadows.  “Warm” and “cool” are adjectives used to describe colors in terms of sensation, which we can relate to physical objects.  The top picture is transformed into a warm tone.  Its “temperature” leans more towards red.  The warm colors of this design are suggestive of afternoon sunlight, warm weather, etc.  The bottom picture is transformed into a cool tone.  Its “temperature” leans more towards blue.  The cool colors of this design are contrarily suggestive of brisk morning weather, frost, winter, etc.

The variations of color of the same photograph completely transform its feeling and temperature.  However, the grass's shade of green can be perceived very differently from viewer to viewer.  Color, again proving itself subjective.  The density, size, scale, physical structure of the viewer's eye, intensity, and interactions will change colors and transform their appearances.