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High key lighting
Topic Started: Feb 7 2009, 11:49 PM (638 Views)
harvz111
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guys, ask lang ko how do i take photos in high key? unsa setup? provided i have only 2 flash guns
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p-chan
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if i'm not mistaken high key is main light???
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abortretryfail
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I shoot people for a living
high key just means that nearly all of the photo is made of overly bright tones

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it's opposite of low key which is a picture composed nearly completely of dark tones

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this is different from a key light which is the main source of light in a picture
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harvz111
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ahh...i thought you'll just overexpose the subject..

for example this one..
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im just curious how to achieve this one, almost no shadows
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abortretryfail
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I shoot people for a living
that's a long standing debate actually ^o)
some say that high key means very minimal contrast and shadows
some say it should not be overexposed nor overblown but perfectly
exposed but with overall bright tones (e.g. a single white rose stem
over a white background)

to get the sample you showed the light should be coming from
up front and just a tad bit up to minimize shadows but give
enough to show some shape... then overexpose
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p-chan
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2 lights full power at white background then reflector
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