*ENTRY* THREAD: DSS#18 (High Key or Low Key)

Greensquared

Dgrin Sharp Shooters Challenge #18

Welcome to Round #18 of the Dgrin Sharp Shooters Challenges. This challenge is open to any Dgrin member. It will run from Monday, January 26, 08:00am, EST time (GMT -5) to Monday, February 9, 08:00am, EST time (GMT -5).

The topic ready for your interpretation: High Key or Low Key

Your Judges:
sherstone (Winner of DSS Round #16)
Nikolai (Guest Judge)

IMPORTANT NOTE: Your entry is to be submitted directly into a Smugmug gallery. It's pretty simple, just go to the gallery link below, and follow the upload instructions at the top of the page:

DSS#18 Entry Gallery

Remember, the basics stay the same: 1 entry per person, and the photo must be fresh, taken during this contest period. Do not use a minimal save method (such as "save for web"), and your exif will be embedded in your image, no worries!

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pyroPrints.com

http://www.diyphotography.net/lighting-high-key-and-low-key

Llywellyn

Oh, awesome. Perfect timing.

divamum

Oooooo.... being pulled out of the comfort zone! I have to say that the more general the topic the harder I find it, so this is Good For Me (if a bit terrifying!)

Good on ya Emily for continuing to challenge us. After all, that's what it's about!

travelways

Oh no.... this high key again... :oogle

At least, thank to Nikolai, I know a little more about this now that I new before (zero)


PS: Thank you Pyro for the link

richtersl

Llywellyn wrote:

Oh, awesome. Perfect timing.

Can't wait to see what you're planning on cooking up for this one!

Greensquared

Glad you're liking the themes. I have a whole list that I am now handpicking for each round. I have so many that I am really excited about and I'm trying to save some of my favorites for the warmer weather.

By the way, this is the last round before the 3rd Mega-Challenge. If you haven't already qualified, now's the time to put your very best effort forward! Woohoo! Shoot on, Sharp Shooters!!!:ivar

Travis

These have been great Emily! I just wish that my real job would lighten up a little so I can get back to participating regularly. :cry

richtersl

Greensquared wrote:

By the way, this is the last round before the 3rd Mega-Challenge.

huh Already?

Time sure does fly!

divamum

richtersl wrote:

huh Already?

Time sure does fly!

yeah I know. It'll be my first one and lemme tell you, I am sccccaaarrrreeeddd!!!!!!!!

JAG

ooo low key...just what I love to do! sweet!
*wheels spinning*

Karrie McD

pyroPrints.com wrote:

http://www.diyphotography.net/lighting-high-key-and-low-key

THANK YOU

leahe

Thank you for the link Pyro. I didn't know anything about Low Key and High Key photography until now. When I saw the topic I thought of it in a more literal sense then thought of the personalities of people. I'm sure I will come up with an even different way to think about it when I come back to see this thread again. That's what is so great about this forum. It helps you see in ways you never thought possible.

Greensquared

I intentionally added no "blurb" to this one. High key and low key are very much specific photographic techniques, but I also wanted to leave it completely open to other interpretations.

angevin1

Greensquared wrote:

I intentionally added no "blurb" to this one. High key and low key are very much specific photographic techniques, but I also wanted to leave it completely open to other interpretations.

That is what makes this more desirable and more fun!

thanks!

ellarue

Yippee!
I'm BACK!!!

I'm sooo happy this is the challenge I came back on! When we did this in school, I did a low key portrait. But for this challenge, I decided to do the harder one and go for the snowy white scene.

I hope I can make it to the finals with this!

This is a great challenge!

midiman

I'm a dope
OOPS.

I posted a pic and THEN read the rule about it needed to be a recent shot.

Forgive this newbie the excess of enthusiasm.

I promise to read the rules next time.

:hide

Tango

midiman wrote:

OOPS.

I posted a pic and THEN read the rule about it needed to be a recent shot.

Forgive this newbie the excess of enthusiasm.

I promise to read the rules next time.

:hide

im sure Doc will DQ it for you. also, i think its safe to say you can enter another one, but this time after reading the rules...
now get to it!

creativedeviance

I'm looking forward to entering this challenge. This will be a new technique for me. Yeah, for pushing ones self and trying something new.

Greensquared

midiman wrote:

OOPS.

I posted a pic and THEN read the rule about it needed to be a recent shot.

Forgive this newbie the excess of enthusiasm.

I promise to read the rules next time.

:hide

Deleted. At least you admitted to it publicly and have avoided the usual wet noodle lashing.

midiman

Greensquared wrote:

Deleted. At least you admitted to it publicly and have avoided the usual wet noodle lashing.

Who's to say I would object to lashing, though?


Thanks for understanding. I promise, as penance, to tell my students that I failed to read the directions before doing something. They will really enjoy that, the little creeps.

ellarue

This is my first time entering the contest under this new format. How can we see to make sure our image is in there? Everytime I try to look, it doesn't show any images.

divamum

ellarue wrote:

This is my first time entering the contest under this new format. How can we see to make sure our image is in there? Everytime I try to look, it doesn't show any images.

I can see your image, Ellarue - have you tried refreshing the screen after you uploaded? It's there, fwiw. "Milky Way"

Malte

ellarue wrote:

This is my first time entering the contest under this new format. How can we see to make sure our image is in there? Everytime I try to look, it doesn't show any images.

That's some fantastic customization you've got going on there... lust

And some very cool selfies too!

Malte

DoctorIt

ellarue wrote:

This is my first time entering the contest under this new format. How can we see to make sure our image is in there? Everytime I try to look, it doesn't show any images.

So I have to admit to some snooping, after Malte commented about your photo site...

And I was tickled pink that for your 365 project, you gave a nod to Australia Day! Have you been? Do you have a connection, or are you just "worldly" in your observance of holidays?

(although, you should have done it a day earlier if you wanted to do it right )

brocot

High Key or Low Key
Sorry,

my English is not so good,
"High Key or Low Key" a hint please ?

The dictionary was not very helpful in this case.
I hope the pictures will be better than my English

divamum

brocot wrote:

Sorry,

my English is not so good,
"High Key or Low Key" a hint please ?

The dictionary was not very helpful in this case.
I hope the pictures will be better than my English

From your website name I think you are Belgian (?) but I speak no Dutch and my French isn't good enough to translate technical terms ...

"High key" is a picture that is mostly extreme light tones and highlights and "low key" is a picture that is mostly dark tones and shadows. This link http://www.diyphotography.net/lighti...ey-and-low-key has a clear explanation.

Hope this helps!

Tango

brocot wrote:

Sorry,

my English is not so good,
"High Key or Low Key" a hint please ?

The dictionary was not very helpful in this case.
I hope the pictures will be better than my English

in a nutshell, its stressing your ability to expose an image using the light. high key is the ability to show no shadows with the bg blownout....
lowkey is mostly shadows with the bg black.....

my .01 cent worth of info...

richtersl

brocot wrote:

Sorry,

my English is not so good,
"High Key or Low Key" a hint please ?

The dictionary was not very helpful in this case.
I hope the pictures will be better than my English

We have an expression in English that says "A picture is worth a thousand words". So with that in mind, here is a link to some examples:

http://www.worth1000.com/stories/thread.asp?cid=13974&eid=439696


Here are some low key image examples:

http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2&hl=en&sa=3&q=low+key+images&btnG=Search+images

And, here are even better examples that were provided by Pyro in an earlier thread:

http://www.diyphotography.net/lighti...ey-and-low-key

ellarue

divamum wrote:

I can see your image, Ellarue - have you tried refreshing the screen after you uploaded? It's there, fwiw. "Milky Way"

That helps! I still can't see any others... has no one else entered yet?

ellarue

Malte wrote:

That's some fantastic customization you've got going on there... <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/bowdown.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" >lust

And some very cool selfies too!

Malte

Thank ya dude! I have really worked my hiney off on that site. I love how smugmug lets you literally customize to your hearts content. It's the top reason I haven't gone to an all flash site. I smugmug.

Thanks about the selfies too!