color me happy

Colors speak through our images.  They can evoke feeling.

Red the color of passion, desire and love.

Orange the color of joy, encouragement and stimulation.

Yellow the color of sunshine, happiness and energy.

Green the color of nature, harmony and fertility.

Blue the color and sky and sea, often symbolizing truth and stability.

Purple the color of royalty, magic and creativity.

White the color of light, purity and innocence.

Black the color of power and formality.

We all have a color.  That one color that really speaks to us.  We find ourselves seeking it out through our lens. A certain shade of blue, the purity of a white palette, the pop that only red can bring.  My color is yellow.  Yellow gives me an instant pick me up and just makes me happy.  When I go back through my archives I can see that yellow gets a lot of attention.  A yellow balloon, my yellow sneakers, lots yellow flowers and of course golden sunshine.  

What color speaks to you?  Show us your favorite color today. 

Comments

[daniela]

my colors have undeniably been orange and yellow for as long as i can remember. pure spirit-lifters for me :)

my favorite orange shot:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/danisoul/2857502328/in/set-72157603933435743/

and hey, looky here..... ;)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/danisoul/4386302053/

[Elizabeth Harper]

I have been decorating a studio space my husband built for me which incorporates many of my favorite colors. This picture was taken before Christmas when there was still much to be done in the space. It is almost complete now and will be ready for its unveiling soon, but here is an earlier look at the colors that make me happy.

http://giftsofthejourney.wordpress.com/2010/01/31/like-wrapping-a-gift/

[DorkyMum]

My favourite colour is blue - and my son has just about the bluest eyes I've ever seen.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dorkymum/4315172479/in/set-72157623144985652/

[Katrina Kennedy]

I love red. I must capture it. I need to see it. Yellow is #2 on my list!

http://ianck.blogspot.com/2010/02/do-you-follow-red-rule.html

[Kathleen]

Blue...always blue, for the exact reasons above: sea and sky.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ko2008/4366388476/in/set-72157622949164450/

[E L K]

Kristin a shot of pure joy here...and sugar!


so many to choose from . sky blue holding a moon or sun speaks to me every time

http://www.redorgray.com/2010/02/in-my-backyard-oaks-on-either-side-look.html

[Amy (Papillon Sky Photography)]

I pretty much love every bright color. My grandma sent me a rainbow bouquet yesterday. She knows me so well.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/papillonsky/4387431800/

[erika]

I feel like I'm drawn to blues & greens. Those pictures get taken first. And then I feel like I edit to draw out those colors even more.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/onemoreplease/4350754661/

[Kristine]

LOVE your work... Funny I was on a cupcake and color theme myself. I say go for PINK (and lets face it chocolate) ;).

http://www.flickr.com/photos/froggyphotos/4386759280/

[mharper]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37719283@N04/3506080988/?editreplace=1
i actually love many colors, but there's something about red that makes my heart skip. xo

[Ari]

pink! I love pink! In fact, I'm in the middle of a pink themed month for my 365:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiousillusion/4366018475/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiousillusion/4373736837/

I guess I should add I love the color combo of pink and white.

Although I do love pastels in general:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiousillusion/4382935513/

[Debbie E]

Im a red.Full of passion and fire.Quite the fiesty one I am !!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/debbsga/4268941046/?edited=1

and Happy Special Day Kristin!!!

[jodi]

awww, look at you, posting my favorite color for me! xoxo

happy, happy birthday!! (i'm trying to leave you birthday notes in as many places as possible today!)

[Secret Agent Mama - Mishelle Lane]

Ironically, lately colors have been speaking to me.

http://secretagentmama.com/blog/2010/02/20/come-and-dance-with-me-dance-with-me-into-the-colors-of-the-dusk/

However, yesterday True Red was on my lips and I felt FABULOUS!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/secretagentmama/4386462630/

[qmama]

oh, how i too love sunshine yellow.

[jakki]

My favorite color...the color that evokes so much happiness, peace and tranquilty...the summer blue in a summer sky...gotta love it!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/valeenwashington/2643772505/sizes/o/

[Rocio]

Love all the colors... but specially yellow and orange!!!
Love this post!
hugs from Spain!

[Becca]

Orange picks my spirits up everytime!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bheuer/3978085198/in/set-72157605484079896/

[Angie]

I am red. I am passion and fire and love. I am warmth and anger and stop signs and valentine hearts. I am bold and playful and radiant. I am an entire load of red clothes laundry...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/40070449@N08/4352165799/in/set-72157623122903804/

[georgia]

RED!
http://itsjusthowiseethings.blogspot.com/2010/02/if-i-was.html

{but i'm always changing my favorite color...}

i LOVE this post.

[spread your wings]

i don't like choosing favorites but red is a color that i look for and love as a pop of color.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/autumnsun/4339815518/in/set-72157623382447685/

[Jayne Bramley]

TURQUOISE :)
When I was a kid the three colours I would pick out of my felt tip pens were turquoise, chartreusse and fushia pink Of course, I didn't call them by those names - but they were always the ones I would use over and over and they would run dry long before any other colour!!!

I see turquoise everywhere, in nature
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14261878@N08/4298479429/

on buildings
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14261878@N08/4299245094/

and yes it is still in my artwork :)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14261878@N08/3821577829/

[andie]

I think the color we seek out is also the one that most refects our personality as well...and you birthday girl are most perfectly full of happiness, energy and sunshine.
xxoo

[Karina]

For me it's Green. I'm not sure exactly when that happened - because I used the really dislike the color. I think when I brought home a big overstuffed sofa - in green - I knew my taste had changed.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bunchesandbits/4387784114/

[jeanine]

i'm generally drawn to color but lately, i have a little thing for soft greys and whispery whites.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderphotos/4364799983/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderphotos/4338856018/

[Tina]

In life, most definitely turquoise. And for the exact reasons stated above about blue, the sea and the sky...mostly the sea, she calls to me...or maybe it's all of those mermaids calling to me? ;)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mageejenks/3587327990/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mageejenks/3951674332/

oddly enough i don't think i'm drawn to color when photographing...but if i were it would be more warm tones like yellow's and orange's.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mageejenks/3525973707/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mageejenks/3522975432/

oh and HAPPY BIRTHDAY mainemomma! :) hope it's a good one today!

[Jade Sheldon]

I couldn't live without red... and basically all the rest of the fall tones :)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmsheldon/4077825665/in/set-72157615784967466/

[Michelle B]

Cobalt Blue -
makes me think of the deepest part of the ocean.
and the way the sky looks at twilight in early summer.
Just so clear that it looks like you can see to the end of the universe.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/33033540@N04/

[life in eden]

I love green. Always have.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32837589@N07/4387969522/

[shirley]

I'm another "green" person. Something about that color:
http://shirley319.blogspot.com/2009/05/136365-favorite-greens.html

[Laura]

My favorite color is definitely, without a doubt, RED.

http://www.dashily.com/home/?p=535

[stephanie]

I just love all colors - especially purple!!

http://bigmariolife.blogspot.com/2010/02/color-my-thoughts.html

[Julie Alvarez]

I think that my favorite color is purple. Almost every shade of it. Mostly violet, grayish violet, grape purple...
But, I do love red too. Much love goes that way. It almost always catches my eye.
Hence the set of pictures here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/juliealvarez/sets/72157608220782196/

[Trude]

I love yellow! Back when my bedroom walls were pale yellow it made me so happy. But honestly, my favorite color changes daily. Right now I'm loving the pink of the delicate jasmine blooms that are starting to pop: http://www.flickr.com/photos/trudem/4371421309/

[leslie]

just for you on your special day, lovely lovely you :)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lesophiephoto/4388199734/

[damiec]

What a wonderful post! Wishing you Happy Birthday! If it starts off with that sunny cupcake, it's bound to be a good day!

I really do love the whole box of crayons, but if my arm is twisted, I can narrow it down to two - periwinkle and aqua. It's a cheat, I know, because with those two colors I can get hints of the three I love the most - blue, purple and green.

periwinkle
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22487105@N06/4346384769/in/set-72157622418015954/

aqua
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22487105@N06/4375000974/

[xanthe]

i didn't know this was my colour, but looking through the archives, red was my fav this summer.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/xantheberkeley/4387570069/

and a few random yellows, just for you on your special day. happy birthday sweetie.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/xantheberkeley/4388375924/

...and that cupcake is a delight!! x.

[wendy]

First off this cupcake is darn fabulous.

I get lost in Robin Egg Blue. It's so dreamy, so calming and makes me so happy.

like here... http://www.flickr.com/photos/awebert/4348076023/
and literally here... http://www.flickr.com/photos/awebert/4239136106/in/set-72157622618513883/

[Jessica]

sweet colorful lollies were had today...thought of you!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27982366@N06/4388445770/?edited=1

[cindy]

the yellow cupcake is wonderful! i noticed some deep red, today.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/71443419@N00/4387517499/

[Taylor]

this may sound strange, but my color is black. and gray. I must strongly resist turning every single one of my photos black and white, but most of the time I don't resist... I just go for it and drool over it.

yes. black and white.

Also hearts. I love hearts, for a reason I have yet to discover.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/trooke/4376932614/

[Michel]

I had just got a new ring flash so armed with my favorite macro lens I sought after purple. I had got a bouquet of flowers from my love and these purple lovelies were just singing to have their shot taken...

http://bit.ly/9akkMh

[Michelle @ One Crafty Mama]

My lens and I are drawn to color. I can't say that I have one color that I favor......I tend to enjoy a rainbow of color. My post today is full of colorful images.

[Wendy Tienken]

Red. without a doubt. my favorite color and the color of the most common descriptor of me: fire-y.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wendytienken/4387987389/

[PJ Taylor]

I love purple to bits. :)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mybluemuse/3436134826/

[amamber]

what, you forgot about brown? that's my color

[Jessica]

Today it's pink. Tomorrow, who knows?

http://quotidian-photography.blogspot.com/2010/02/pink.html

[Terresa Wellborn]

My favorite colors today are thoughtful colors: white and muted grays, a la Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre in their photo book, The ruins of Detroit.

http://thechocolatechipwaffle.blogspot.com/2010/02/permanence-of-things.html

[Gen Gibler]

Orange makes me happy! Those lovely oranges and mandarines (or clementines) with their lovely colors just make me want to eat them (and shoot them!). And they do your body good, specially in this time of the year. Lots of Vitamin C.

Here's a photo of an organic mandarin (or clementine) I shot recently:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ggibler/4326384339/

I LOVE your blog. Congratulations to all of you.

[kristin]

thanks everyone!
seems we all LOVE our colors!
i am sorry i only got around to clicking on everyone's today and not yesterday but that cupcake and birthday kept me busy.

XO!
kristin