{"id":246,"date":"2013-11-29T13:29:31","date_gmt":"2013-11-29T13:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/?p=246"},"modified":"2020-03-19T13:32:12","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T13:32:12","slug":"the-colours-of-leith-walk-edinburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/the-colours-of-leith-walk-edinburgh\/","title":{"rendered":"The Colours of Leith Walk, Edinburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"

In my previous post, I showed that reflections were a way yo add interest to a photograph when the light isn\u2019t at its best. And while I strive to only shoot in good light, as a working photographer in Scotland, this is not always possible. So I train myself by going out to shoot in \u2018bad\u2019 light.<\/p>\n

When the light is harsher than the soft light of the golden hour (near sunrise or sunset), i look for graphical elements such as lines and shapes. The shadows produced by the subjects can also add interest to the composition.<\/p>\n

\"Shiny<\/a>
This door handle and it’s shadow on Leith Walk immediately caught my attention, in no small part because of the bright red colour of the door<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Colours can be washed out in the sunlight, but not always, as the example of the door handle above and pedestrian on Leith Walk below demonstrate. In that case colour is a good subject to photograph.<\/p>\n

\"Two<\/a>
Always on the lookout for bright colours, the two cars on the other side of Leith Walk caught my attention. I waited a little while for a pedestrian to walk by to add some interest to the scene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On a cloudy day, I look for colours, because colours tend to be more saturated on an overcast day. Leith Walk in Edinburgh is full of small shops with colourful fronts. They make good subjects to photograph, particularly on a Sunday when they are closed.<\/p>\n

\"Blue<\/a>
This shop front doesn’t really look glamorous to me, but the lines and colours made me want to photograph it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Brightly<\/a>
I was attracted to photograph this shop front by one of my favourite element of design, lines.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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