The Colors of Roma

Roma is of one of those cities that screams color, as much as Paris screams B&W in my opinion. No worries, the next post will be Rome in B&W but there will be fewer images.

I just returned from teaching a week long workshop in Italy about the Art of Seeing Photographically, with a big emphasis on Street Photography of course. The workshop was a big success and I am planning to run it again in the Fall of 2016.

I’ve never been one to feel stuck in either color or B&W. Some subjects are all about color and removing it would not make any sense. I rarely hesitate between color or B&W. I either see the shot in color or in B&W. I’ve always believed that those decisions should be made before you press the shutter, even if the digital age gives us options we didn’t have in the film days.

The light and the colors of Roma are so warm. There were only rare occasions where I saw the story in B&W, and you will discover those in the next blog post. Until then, please enjoy ‘Roma in colore’!

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Tags: Italy, Rome, Valerie Jardin, Workshop

21 thoughts on “The Colors of Roma”

J.P. Pentangeli on March 13, 2016 at 1:11 am said:

Beautiful pictures of Rome in color. I’ve always liked your street photos and you are my fave street photographer. Thank you Valerie.

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1idee on June 29, 2015 at 10:52 am said:

great!!!

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Victor Bezrukov, photographer on May 5, 2015 at 3:13 pm said:

Fantastic series !

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- Valérie Jardin on May 5, 2015 at 3:15 pm said:
  
  Thank you Victor, I was inspired by color in Rome for sure. I hope all is well with you, let’s Skype again soon!
  
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  - Victor Bezrukov, photographer on May 5, 2015 at 3:32 pm said:
    
    Everything is well as usual. Lets Skype ;-))
    
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Klaas on May 5, 2015 at 1:55 am said:

Amazing photographs Valerie, beautiful colors!!

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- Valérie Jardin on May 5, 2015 at 3:14 pm said:
  
  Thank you Klaas! 🙂
  
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alinastamboala on May 2, 2015 at 7:44 am said:

I love Roma very much even if I never been there. Amazing photographs.

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- Valérie Jardin on May 3, 2015 at 10:29 am said:
  
  Grazie mille! 🙂
  
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Ugo Cei on May 2, 2015 at 6:46 am said:

These absolutely had to be in color! I’ve been to Rome many times and I was never so lucky as to see a red AND a blue Cinquecento in the same trip. Great work, especially the “mammole” eh eh eh.

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- Valérie Jardin on May 2, 2015 at 6:50 am said:
  
  Ciao Ugo!! Thanks 🙂 It was really great to finally meet you. You live in a very beautiful country. Some b&w pics coming next!
  
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Heather Thorsen on May 1, 2015 at 11:56 pm said:

A really lovely series from Roma. I love all these rich and colourful images.

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- Valérie Jardin on May 3, 2015 at 10:29 am said:
  
  One of the most color-rich environments I’ve experienced for sure!
  
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jacky telem on May 1, 2015 at 11:43 pm said:

Street photography is a favorite of mine and enjoyed the Rome color pictures and will be look forward to the B&W, I also believe that B&W is so suited for Rome & Paris

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- Valérie Jardin on May 3, 2015 at 10:30 am said:
  
  Yes, different situations and different mood: https://valeriejardin.wordpress.com/2015/05/02/roma-in-monochrome/
  
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Lynda on May 1, 2015 at 6:46 pm said:

Aww – I love Rome – these bring back so many good memories! Beautiful photos as always – they really capture the essence of Rome.

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- Valérie Jardin on May 3, 2015 at 10:30 am said:
  
  Thank you Lynda, I can’t wait to go again next year!
  
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Kate Walsh / designhouse9 on May 1, 2015 at 4:57 pm said:

Yes, color for these! Love the woman’s blue shoes and green wheels for one. Fuji?

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- Valérie Jardin on May 1, 2015 at 4:59 pm said:
  
  Fuji is all I own! 🙂
  
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  - Kate Walsh / designhouse9 on May 1, 2015 at 5:04 pm said:
    
    I did not know that was the case now. I’ve just been on your website viewing your landscape photos. Amazing, gorgeous color in them. BTW, your t-shirt link is not working at the moment.
    
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Christina DeGrande on May 1, 2015 at 4:45 pm said:

LOVE the color

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