Faded Glory: A Showcase of Low Saturation Photography
- By Angie Bowen
- Posted in Inspiration, Photography
- 7 comments
There are many photographers who aim for vibrant explosions of color in their work. Using these bright hues to connect with and move the viewer. Though there are some who take a different path for reaching their audience, however color still plays a part. They actually process the photos to lower the saturation of color and thereby enhancing the mood and tone of the pictures.
By fading the images in this way, some truly breathtaking and inspiring results can take shape. Which is what we are hoping to accomplish for our readers today. In this showcase of low saturation photography we hope to inspire our readers with the glorious, emotive imagery these talented pros have created. Enjoy!
Faded Glory
Vintage book… by aoao2
Boudoir by Ophelias-Overdose
Blossom by EliseEnchanted
Fog by Tamerlana
untitled by oprisco
Disappear by duchesse-2-Guermante
Somewhere Back In Time by oO-Rein-Oo
:old tale: by candymax
Keep my distance by xxchange
Kangaroo by Lady-Tori
Veiledly yours by INeedChemicalX
Softness Time by Rave15
Suicide by NadirSiddiqui
The Offer by nairafee
Wedding day… by Khomenko
Chrystal palace by aoao2
Daze by EliseEnchanted
Between cats by Tamerlana
infinity by oprisco
I have to go by duchesse-2-Guermante
Ballerina Dreams by oO-Rein-Oo
:lost in freedom: by candymax
remember the times by xxchange
Miss Elegance by Lady-Tori
Life in Red by Rave15
Tea Time by nairafee
Hush, but the heart beating by Khomenko
les jours tristes by Pink-Promise
(SP)bRING me to Life. by JoanaSorino
The Long road. by Squirrelondope
its tea time by brenditaworks
Vintage Cupcakes by fiegga
muse by oprisco
Ode to Summer by duchesse-2-Guermante
Absent Mindness by oO-Rein-Oo
Spring Chronicles by nairafee
haiku by Pink-Promise
Selfportrait. 2 by JoanaSorino
macarons by fiegga
What Did You Think?
That concludes the showcase. So now we want to hear from you. What did you think of the photographs that we shared? What was your favorite? Do you know of any other wonderful examples of low saturation photography that we missed? Just drop us a few lines in the comment section and let us know.
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About the Author
Angie Bowen is a freelance artist, designer and writer as well as a founding member and editor of the Arbenting Design Blog.
Paul, 09 May 2012
Beautiful stuff. I get so torn when seeing this type of photography. I feel some art had been lost with the proliferation of instagram and things like that. I guess it will just force the creatives to be more creative.
photopoly, 09 May 2012
lovely showcase, most of them are wonderful!
Dhaval ( The Designer ), 10 May 2012
nice collectoin………….
e11world, 10 May 2012
Very nice collection! I would love to see a couple of links to some tutorials just to see how others do it. Could benefit me to learn a new technique.
mzarita, 12 May 2012
More than wonderful
Sofia@Freelancer, 14 May 2012
What could I say..? This collection is complete. This beauty could made me cry…
Photography Girl, 28 May 2012
This is a very interesting collection. Theres a lot of drama going on here.