#30 - High Key - Congrats Denise (DDT0725)

[Andy Stringer]

I would guess that Andy's background is overexposed.

I increased the exposure of this shot by 1.3 stops in Lightroom because the raw file was underexposed. The in-camera metering made the scene 18% gray overall and I didn't compensate for this in-camera. I know better now.

There is very little detail in the background, good detail to the bird.

There was no detail in the background, just snow-covered ice in very flat light.

Thanks for the comments everyone.

[ddt0725]

Hey guys. I hope I didn't offend anyone.

I never take offense to being educated! Wonderful photos everyone! I have a few photos in my stash that require no post-processing whatsoever that qualify but I think I've used up my submission allotment! LOL!

[ddt0725]

Nice shot, Andy! Looks like the only one of mine that came slightly close to high key is my rose photo! I learn something around here every day!

[conropl]

Nice shot, Andy! Looks like the only one of mine that came slightly close to high key is my rose photo! I learn something around here every day!

The shot of your dog is a beautiful shot and fits the assingment very well. By definition you want high key to be lite to show whites and grays - very litttle dark shadows and no blacks. Your shot fits this.

I also think the intent is to produce a picture that is pleasing to someone. That may mean the shot is high key except for that portion that you want people to concentrate on. High key can be achieved many ways, and one of those ways can aslo be to selectively expose portions in order to highlight something interesting. Some creative license should be allowed. In the past, I have not noticed these assignments being rigidly held to a set of rules that fits one type of shooting... so why start now.

[Mark Elberson]

My comments were only meant to be educational and not inflammatory so I hope I didn't offend anyone. I certainly didn't chime in for the purpose of being the assignment police. I think personal interpretation is a good thing. I just felt like the concept of high key was misunderstood.

[nvitalephotography]

Mark,
I think your comments were good. I think this is a new concept for a lot of people here, so in my opinion, any educational comments are appreciated. I know I wasn't really sure what the concept was until I finally researched it a bit.

Nick

[Mark Elberson]

Thought it would be appropriate if I gave it a try :-)

[thekingb]

This shot is from my very first days of learning a DSLR. Rebel XS and EF-S 55-250 at 131mm shot in JPEG. I really didn't know what I was doing, but this assignment reminded me of the shot. So I went back and did some PP to enhance what was already a high key shot. I wish I had been able to compose the shot differently, but I was behind the pro photographer and at an odd angle.

[cls]

Hi, I was thinking about catching some birds in flight for this assignment, but the weather this weekend was lousy and I mostly stayed inside. Then I got another idea that you could possibly call the lazy guy's version of BIF shooting.

Twoship


Info: 7D, EF100 Macro, f/11, 1/100 sec, ISO 100
Lighting from low left and behind
Stem cloned out from lower left corner

[ddt0725]

LOL! Well, thank you very much Raid but I have to make it to the finals first & there are plenty of wonderful entries yet to come! In fact, I look forward to seeing one from you ...I am sure you have a few from your latest trip that would be perfect for this assignment!!

Denise