Sometimes finding a subject that interests you and makes you want to photograph it can be difficult.  But if you think “outside the box” and consider subjects beyond a physical object you can broaden your possibilities immensely.  One way to do that is to look at color as the subject.  In a nutshell, that means the actual object is of much less significance and the color of that object becomes the actual subject itself.  Pick any color or combination of colors you like and seek them out regardless where they are or what adorns them.  Reference back to color concepts such as complimentary and analogous colors and just have fun with it to see what you can come up with when you focus on color as the subject of the photograph.

Photograph with red as the subject
f/16 – 1/50 sec – ISO 100 – Focal Length 28 mm
Photo with red as the subject - Phoenix Art Museum
f/16 – 1/60 sec – ISO 100 – Focal Length 35 mm

Photo with red as the subject - Phoenix Art Museum Photo with red as the subject - Phoenix Art Museum

Left – f/16 – 1/40 sec – ISO 100 – Focal Length 18 mm
Right – f/5.6 – 1/500 sec – ISO 100 – Focal Length 35 mm
Photo with red as the subject - Phoenix Art Museum
f/16 – 1/50 sec – ISO 100 – Focal Length 28 mm
Photo with red as teh subject - Phoenix Art Museum
f/16 – 1/100 sec – ISO 100 – Focal Length 24 mm

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