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ambercah
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I have some pictures of sitting around a fire from a camping trip. They're not particularly good photos, but there is a story I want to tell.
What colors do you normally pair with photos taken at night (black background) ? My daughter is wearing bright pink, and my son and husband are in blue/brown. Putting the photos on black seems pretty harsh, and I don't necessarily want to highlight the pink. | |
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voltagain
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 | Posted: 3/9/2013 1:14:31 PM
To me around a campfire would make me pick "fire" colors... things in the red, orange, yellow end of the color spectrum with a bit of blue thrown in possibly. Or maybe I've spent too much time watching flames dance..... |
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EllenPea
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 | Posted: 3/9/2013 6:24:43 PM
I would draw from the other elements in the photo, somehow, although I agree your DD's clothes shouldn't be one of those elements. The blue or brown of the guy's clothes, or maybe green because there no doubt were trees. Or a woodgrain paper of some kind? |
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KikiPEA
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| Posted: 3/9/2013 6:36:21 PM
I would just pick something that makes the colors pop. |
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chelsea_vance
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| Posted: 3/9/2013 9:27:36 PM
My first thought would be to pull colors from the fire and go from there. |
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karynhaines
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I use white as a background and double mat with a color from the photo with black as the other color...works well for me. |
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PolarGreen12
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 | Posted: 3/9/2013 10:06:58 PM
I'd probably go with a Kraft background. Then pull in pops of color with patterned paper. |
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ambercah
50 Peas in a pod.
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July 2005
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| Posted: 3/9/2013 10:55:53 PM
Thanks,
I had pulled some Kraft card stock to see what I thought. I think I will go pull out some oranges to see if they work with the fire. 
Eta: I like the idea of wood grain too. Off to see if I can make this work. | |
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