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color me happy

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Colors speak through our images.  They can evoke feeling.

Red the color of passion, desire and love.

Orange the color of joy, encouragement and stimulation.

Yellow the color of sunshine, happiness and energy.

Green the color of nature, harmony and fertility.

Blue the color and sky and sea, often symbolizing truth and stability.

Purple the color of royalty, magic and creativity.

White the color of light, purity and innocence.

Black the color of power and formality.

We all have a color.  That one color that really speaks to us.  We find ourselves seeking it out through our lens. A certain shade of blue, the purity of a white palette, the pop that only red can bring.  My color is yellow.  Yellow gives me an instant pick me up and just makes me happy.  When I go back through my archives I can see that yellow gets a lot of attention.  A yellow balloon, my yellow sneakers, lots yellow flowers and of course golden sunshine.  

What color speaks to you?  Show us your favorite color today. 

Comments

  13. awww, look at you, posting my favorite color for me! xoxo

    happy, happy birthday!! (i’m trying to leave you birthday notes in as many places as possible today!)

  22. TURQUOISE 🙂
    When I was a kid the three colours I would pick out of my felt tip pens were turquoise, chartreusse and fushia pink Of course, I didn’t call them by those names – but they were always the ones I would use over and over and they would run dry long before any other colour!!!

    I see turquoise everywhere, in nature
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/14261878@N08/4298479429/

    on buildings
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/14261878@N08/4299245094/

    and yes it is still in my artwork 🙂
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/14261878@N08/3821577829/

  23. I think the color we seek out is also the one that most refects our personality as well…and you birthday girl are most perfectly full of happiness, energy and sunshine.
    xxoo

  26. In life, most definitely turquoise. And for the exact reasons stated above about blue, the sea and the sky…mostly the sea, she calls to me…or maybe it’s all of those mermaids calling to me? 😉

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/mageejenks/3587327990/

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/mageejenks/3951674332/

    oddly enough i don’t think i’m drawn to color when photographing…but if i were it would be more warm tones like yellow’s and orange’s.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/mageejenks/3525973707/

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/mageejenks/3522975432/

    oh and HAPPY BIRTHDAY mainemomma! 🙂 hope it’s a good one today!

  36. What a wonderful post! Wishing you Happy Birthday! If it starts off with that sunny cupcake, it’s bound to be a good day!

    I really do love the whole box of crayons, but if my arm is twisted, I can narrow it down to two – periwinkle and aqua. It’s a cheat, I know, because with those two colors I can get hints of the three I love the most – blue, purple and green.

    periwinkle
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/22487105@N06/4346384769/in/set-72157622418015954/

    aqua
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/22487105@N06/4375000974/

  49. Orange makes me happy! Those lovely oranges and mandarines (or clementines) with their lovely colors just make me want to eat them (and shoot them!). And they do your body good, specially in this time of the year. Lots of Vitamin C.

    Here’s a photo of an organic mandarin (or clementine) I shot recently:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/ggibler/4326384339/

    I LOVE your blog. Congratulations to all of you.

  50. thanks everyone!
    seems we all LOVE our colors!
    i am sorry i only got around to clicking on everyone’s today and not yesterday but that cupcake and birthday kept me busy.

    XO!
    kristin