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Major Nikon

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5. Those are examples of low key

Reply to flamin lib (Reply #4)

Wed May 27, 2020, 05:21 PM

May 2020

Which is notable by high contrast lighting on the subject which is expressed by the lighting ratio.

While you can find all sorts of technical definitions for the terms, the basic technique used is always about the lighting ratio on the subject.

I'm not sure where you got the definition you are using, but in both of your examples the tonality goes outside the tonal range on both the high and low side, which defies your definition.

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Low Key and High Key Portraiture because, well, cats! [View all] flamin lib May 2020 OP

I don't know a thing about photography but I know beautiful portraits of cats when I see them! chia May 2020 #1

Thank you. The whole point of photography is to appeal to somebody other than another flamin lib May 2020 #2

At the risk of being pedantic, all of these are high key Major Nikon May 2020 #3

Low key is when the tonality is all below the median threshold, high key is with the flamin lib May 2020 #4

Those are examples of low key Major Nikon May 2020 #5

Yeah, OK. Read your own cite. flamin lib May 2020 #6

I don't know if that source is from my own cite Major Nikon May 2020 #7

Thanks for the photos and info on post processing alfredo May 2020 #8