Color is an important part of photography. Some images work best with over-saturated colors; some work best with no colors (I love good black and white photographs). For this week’s challenge, I found a picture that I really liked, but was over-exposed. When I started working on it, I realized that if I muted the colors down, I was able to “save” the photo. And the result looks great and has a slightly nostalgic feel to it.
IN A NEW POST CREATED FOR THIS CHALLENGE, SHARE PHOTOS WITH SOME OR ALL OF THE COLORS MUTED.
Everyone is welcome to participate, even if your blog isn’t about photography.
Here’s how it works:
- Each week, I’ll come up with a theme and post a photo that I think fits. You take photographs based on your interpretation of the theme, and post them on your blog (a new post!) anytime before the following Thursday, when the next photo theme will be announced.
- To make it easy for others to check out your photos, title your blog post “A Photo a Week Challenge: (theme of the week)” and be sure to use the “postaday″ and “Photo a Week” tags.
- Come back here and post a link to your image in the comments for this challenge.
- Follow nancy merrill photography so that you don’t miss out on weekly challenge announcements.
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Yes, there is something very appealing about the photo and the little girl:) Regards.
https://mukhamani.wordpress.com/2015/04/02/a-photo-a-week-challenge-muted-colours/
Hi Nancy,
A lovely photo! Thanks for another great challenge. Here is my response: https://naomibaltuck.wordpress.com/2012/08/24/jakes-sunday-p…d-white-or-not/
Hi Nancy, I think, your challenge is a hard nut to crack (german:”Eine harte Nuss”) this week.
Hi Nancy, I found a picture with “Muted Colors” without electronic post-processing
http://cubusregio.com/2015/04/02/a-photo-a-week-challenge-muted-colors-gedeckte-farben/
Thanks for another great challenge! I really like your photo, I also loved swinging when I was a little girl. 😉 Here is mine: https://visionsofadaydreamer.wordpress.com/2015/04/02/a-photo-a-week-challenge-muted-colors/
I’m really liking your challenges. Here is mine: http://debbestillandlisten.com/2015/04/02/a-photo-a-week-challenge-muted-colors/
There is always something special about a child on a swing. Wonderful photo. 🙂
Here is my entry for your challenge this week.
http://ceenphotography.com/2015/04/02/a-photo-a-week-challenge-muted/
very sweet!
Here my entry for the challenge, hope you like it 🙂
http://wp.me/p1mNaw-jI
Such a lovely shot and I agree it looks best muted.
Here is my entry – I took this picture just 30 minutes before it posted!
http://wp.me/p3CFsE-1k0
Here is my contribution of flowers in a graveyard:
https://flowersbykaz.wordpress.com/2015/04/02/muted-colors-orange-gladioli/
I love the contrast in your photo, Nancy. Curious about how you achieved it. I gave myself a big challenge (for me, with limited tools) and was pleased with the result. Here are my efforts: https://grieflessons.wordpress.com/2015/04/02/a-photo-a-week-challenge-muted-colors/
she is just adorable, and I love the muted colors!
Thanks! I was mostly just lucky how this turned out after I toned down the exposure.
Luck works in photography all of the time! 🙂
Here are some muted scenes from my neighborhood.
https://bluejbluej.wordpress.com/2015/04/03/ephemeral/
Lovely photo. Here’s my entry https://evelynpabalan.wordpress.com/2015/04/04/corsage/
My entry for Muted Colors:
https://nhungdongthuongnho.wordpress.com/2015/04/03/lovely-face/
Thank you. 🙂
http://offshoots12.com/2015/04/04/tree-buds/
https://nowathome.wordpress.com/2015/04/05/a-photo-a-week-challenge-muted-colors/
Here is my entry: http://soulnspiritblog.com/2015/04/05/a-photo-a-week-challenge-muted-colors/
I love muted colours – especially the kind of photos that almost look black and white and then you realise there are some pale colours in there.
Here is my interpretation of muted: http://travelwithintent.com/2015/04/04/muted-madrid/
Lovely challenge. http://3rsofretirement.com/2015/04/05/a-photo-a-week-challenge-muted-colors/
Such a beautiful photo, Nancy, and a great “save”. It’s also a great challenge. I wish I had more time this week to participate 😞