Clashing Colors

Usually, you would not want to clash colors, and that's what I've always thought. After reading "The Photographer's Handbook" by John Hedgecoe, I've learned that discordant, or clashing colors, have a certain shock effect (149).

Shocking the viewer is the purpose of art. An artist wants to make you feel something when you look at their art, and discordant colors have a way of doing so. Here is a very good example of a photo full of discordant colors:

My photo is less-impressive, but the colors do clash. I had my model wear a red-ish colored shirt and a purple-ish colored necklace. The two colors don't go well together, so it was exactly what I wanted. The theory behind how discordant colors work to distract you is how "the trouble is that color juxtaposition is so strong that it detracts from picture's content" (Hedgecoe 149). Here's my photo that includes discordant colors:

What are some odd combinations you have, or could use in your own photography?

Citation:
Hedgecoe, John. The Photographers Handbook: A Complete Reference Manual of Techniques, Procedures, Equipment and Style. New York: Knopf, 1977. Print.