Colour is often the first pull. A blue door against warm plaster. A red cloth catching soft light. A splash of paint that turns an ordinary wall into a frame. When colour leads, I let it set the mood and build the picture around it. If the palette feels right, the rest becomes simpler.

Muted palettes work when the light is gentle. In haze or after rain, colours sit closer together and the image feels quiet. Strong mid day light can still work if there is separation. I watch edges and remove anything that distracts from the colour relationship that drew me in.

Black and white makes sense when form is stronger than hue. If shape, contrast, and balance carry the scene, I may test a monochrome version later. For my instagram page, I mostly stay with colour because it holds the atmosphere I want, especially in the streets I walk in Lahore. However, for my own wall prints, I sometimes prefer monochrome images.