Mood Shown with Color

By : Sara M. Clarke

This is a photo I found that I feel like represents sadness because of the crying man and the blue theme. The amount of blue that is used in this photo represents the sadness that is surrounding this man. Rain is also a common thing that is used to convey sadness in photography. When I look at this photo I feel like he was probably having a bad day because the rain soaked his shirt. Maybe his umbrella doesn't work well? We don't know. The man is standing high up above the city, which means he could be on top of a building or on a balcony, trying to be alone and get some space. If the photo didn't have a blue hue to it, I feel like it would come across less sad. Cool colors are usually used to express sad or upset emotions, so I think the use of the blue in this photo was really smart.