Apr 1, 2022
Episode 114: Bryan Jones on Why Color Doesn't Exist
An offhand remark from our guest Bryan Jones when he was a guest on a previous episode stuck with us: “You know color doesn’t actually exist, right?” We had to invite him back to explain! Jones, a retinal neuroscientist, explains that color is really a shared hallucination and talks about how photographers can take advantage of this knowledge.
Guest:
Bryan William Jones: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/bw_jones/), website (https://prometheus.med.utah.edu/~bwjones/), Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/bwjones/with/50832021871/)
Hosts:
Jeff Carlson: website (https://jeffcarlson.com), Jeff's photos (https://jeffcarlson.com/portfolio/), Jeff on Instagram (http://instagram.com/jeffcarlson), Jeff on Glass (https://glass.photo/jeff-carlson)
Kirk McElhearn: website (https://www.kirkville.com), Kirk's photos (https://photos.kirkville.com), Kirk on Instagram (https://instagram.com/mcelhearn), Kirk on Glass (https://glass.photo/mcelhearn)
Show Notes:
(View show notes with images at PhotoActive.co (https://www.photoactive.co/home/episode-114-jones-color))
Rate and Review the PhotoActive Podcast! (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photoactive/id1391697658?mt=2)
Episode 90: Bryan William Jones on How We See (https://www.photoactive.co/home/episode-90-jones)
MacVoices #22054: Kirk McElhearn on Appreciating Black and White Photography (1) (http://www.macvoices.com/macvoices-22054-kirk-mcelhearn-on-appreciating-black-and-white-photography-1/)
The Camera, Ansel Adams (https://amzn.to/3LvptfN)
The Negative, Ansel Adams (https://amzn.to/38iJeck)
The Print, Ansel Adams (https://amzn.to/3DsQE8k)
CORONA satellite (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CORONA_(satellite))
Leica M8 Review (https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/leicam8), DPReview
Arts and Ideas podcast episode on color (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09yjmsw)
Sanna Dullaway, artist who colorizes black and white photos (https://www.redbubble.com/people/SannaDullaway/)
INCREDIBLE IMAGES: Artist adds color to famous black and white photos (https://abc7.com/art-photography-black-and-white-photos-colorized-images/312519/)
Apple QuickTake Camera (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_QuickTake), Wikipedia
Wings of Desire, Wim Wenders (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093191/)
Our Snapshots:
Jeff: UCOMX Nano 3 in 1 Wireless Charger, Magnetic Foldable Charging Station (https://amzn.to/3Db2kws)
Kirk: Loupedeck Live (https://amzn.to/3IUhKGv)
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