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Rich colors and strong patterns are better for large rooms, where there is space to make them a dominant feature. Smaller rooms look less overwhelmed with curtains in gentler tones and small, subtle patterns. Pale-colored curtains are a good choice for dark rooms, reflecting the maximum available light. If the decor is bland, you can make a feature of the curtains with highly contrasting colors and patterns. It is best to match the size of any pattern to the size of the windows. To unify a room, use matching or complimentary colors.

Your choice of colors will be based largely on the atmosphere you want to create and whether the effect is to be warm or cool. Generally, colors in the red range are warm and lively; those in the blue range cool and relaxed. Colors become softer when muted with black or white . Rich colors and strong patterns are better for large rooms, where there is space to make them a dominant feature. Smaller rooms look less overwhelmed with curtains in gentler tones and small, subtle patterns. Pale-colored curtains are a good choice for dark rooms, reflecting the maximum available light. If the decor is bland, you can make a feature of the curtains with highly contrasting colors and patterns. It is best to match the size of any pattern to the size of the windows. To unify a room, use matching or complimentary colors.

That's one reason why the feature photography field remains comparatively uncrowded, despite its obvious advantages over spot news coverage. It's easier for the cameraman to come up to the standards of news photography than to those of feature photography. There are many photographers perfectly capable of doing features, and who would like to do them, who never get into the field for the simple reason that they don't ever see the opportunities all around them for feature pictures. They lack the knack, something akin to the "nose for news" mentioned in the previous chapter, to recognize feature picture material.