Complementary Colours

Léran, Ariège – August 2019

As I was posting this picture I researched complementary colours and realised there was a difference according to websites and possibly cultures. Strictly speaking, the orange of these pruning shears should be complemented by blue. I assumed my orange was red. Some say that green is red’s complementary colour, some that violet is. Utterly confusing. Well, at the end of the day what matters is the result.

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Yann Gourvennec
Yann Gourvennec

I'm a photographer and watercolourist. I have practiced photography since childhood and digital photography since 1995. I turned it into my main occupation in 2021. I own a photo studio in Paris, France.
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Je suis photographe et aquarelliste. Je pratique la photographie depuis l'enfance et la photographie numérique depuis 1995. J'en ai fait mon activité principale en 2021. Je possède un studio photo dans le 15e arrondissement de Paris

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  1. it’s all in the tone and shade and then how individuals perceive them. The handles are orangey-red and the door is green with a blue undertone 🙂

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