In the 1930s, the International Commission on Illumination ran a series of tests, which proved that the effect of spectrally pure colors on the human visual system is identical to the combination of three colored beams of different wavelengths, namely red, green and blue. Hence, we could assume that if we reproduced these real-life color stimuli in a photograph, we’d get the most pleasing result. But let us tell you that it’s the biggest misconception.
Why so?
Well, there’re three aspects to take into consideration. Learn more about them in
Chapter 15: “Honesty” in Photography” on our blog: https://blog.dehancer.com/lifelike-book/
