situation hi-key, getting my marbles in a row before starting

red_zone

I don't have any sort of photography equipment other than a camera, a lens, and a tripod.

The camera does have a "Hi Key" setting, so if I take a photo of something, say, with a bright foreground and background, does that count? I have read a few of the examples, but I'd like to know what the challenges participants think.

What is the difference between Hi-Key and overexposure? for example, and this is outside of the date range, I took a photo of Frisco pier and held the shutter open for 1/4 second, which blew out everything but the wood of the pier.



so: hi-key? just overexposed? Most of the hi-key pictures I've seen on here look like they're taken in a lightbox and the subject has a lot more detail.

SeascapeS

This is actually pretty good and very close. It would be nice with more details and a closer crop.

lkbart

To me, high-key is basically very bright with low contrast but not too much overexposed (a challenge in itself!), so instead of having lots of deep shadows & lots of black in the image, you would have more pastels or light shades of grey giving most of the detail, sometimes with small areas or outlines of darkness. Here's a couple links I found helpful:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-key_lighting
http://www.diyphotography.net/lighting-high-key-and-low-key

I agree that your shot would be better with more details, a bit of waves. Great subject though!

red_zone

Thanks for the feedback. I'll have to do a bit of experimenting over the weekend.
I'd try again for this shot, but it's a few hundred miles too far too return for another shot.... next year, maybe.

SeascapeS

Here is a good link with some examples.

http://www.lightstalking.com/high-key-tutorials

colinpurrington

I like that image a lot.