Warm and cool colours in phone photography: a five-minute exercise

BEAT AI PHOTOGRAPHY NOTEBOOK · FIVE-MINUTE EXERCISE

One orange. One blue cloth. Which colour gets the most attention?

You can change the balance of two colours just by moving your phone. Pick one warm-coloured object and one cooler-coloured object, leave them where they are and try two framings.

Already have a matching photo? Use an original you took.

Warm and cool opens on 20 November 2026 at 00:00 UTC and closes on 27 November at 00:00 UTC. Find warm and cool colours in two household objects.

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See two frames of the same setup

Switch between a wide view and a tighter crop. Look at how much of the blue cloth and the orange fruit each frame keeps.

Orange fruit beside a blue cloth A single orange rests beside a blue cloth on a pale table. The wider drawing keeps a large area of blue to the right.
A. More blue space. The wider frame gives the blue cloth room to read as part of the picture. This is a teaching diagram.

Look at both pictures as small thumbnails. Which version makes the orange easier to pick out? Which shows the relationship between the two objects?

Try it with the camera you already have

  1. Find a pair. Try an orange and a blue cloth, a yellow notebook and a blue mug, or a rust-coloured leaf beside a cool-toned object. Put both near the same window.
  2. Keep the light and objects still. Take one wide frame with room for both colours. For the second, move closer and keep the edge of the cooler object visible. If your camera loses focus, back away a little.
  3. Choose one original. Compare which part catches your eye first. Keep the frame where the contrast helps tell the story you wanted. Check the frame for labels, screens and reflections you would rather keep private.

For more examples of warm and cool colours used together, see Adobe Lightroom Academy’s composition examples.

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