I’m partially colorblind.
Call me a protan, to be exact.
I don’t talk about it much. It’s even more rare that I’ll bring it up in conversation, because inevitably the exchange becomes more of an assault of questions – silly ones, like: “What’s the color of this tomato?” or “Can you see the grass?” A protan sees colors, but has difficulty distinguishing certain hues of blues and purples and reds and greens.
I like color.
It can be bright and fun or dull and somber and has the capacity to evoke any number of emotions. Even though it doesn’t come incredibly easily to me, I think color can be one of the most powerful things we experience visually.
For the record: I see colors. And I’m trying to use them more.
I think because I’m partially colorblind my inclination in the past has always been to work primarily in black and white (e.g., the header above this type was saved and uploaded before I even carried a thought of applying color to it). I’m trying to fix that. Working in color is like going to the gym for me. It sucks for a brief moment when you realize you’re that kid with scrawny arms among giants, but if you stick with it you’re pretty happy with yourself in the end. I’m generally happy with my grasp of color. But like lifting weights, there’s definitely room to grow.
Here is some heavy lifting:
Some images of my beautiful sister, on the day of her wedding just three weeks ago. Any suggestions are welcome.
Look to see more implementation of color in the coming weeks.
