Lisa in High Key

[Benji]

From this past Saturday.

Benji

[WooD]

Exactly what I'd expect from you. Perfection again.

I follow your work on that "other forum". You are inspiring to say the least.

[»-(¯`PriNcEsSjj´¯)-»]

Why in "High Key"?

Why is this image "perfect"?

Was this image extracted and moved to another background?

And, why all white?

... Since this is the technique section, I would like to know the techniques. I have an "eye" for photography but not "eye" of a professional or an expert.

regards and thanks,

JJ

[Saralonde]

Beautifully lit shot. Can you tell us anything about your setup?

[WooD]

Here is a good post from Benji for anyone wanting to get serious with portraits. May have been posted here before, but here it is again.


http://photocamel.com/forum/tutorial...rtraiture.html

[»-(¯`PriNcEsSjj´¯)-»]

Originally Posted by WooD

Here is a good post from Benji for anyone wanting to get serious with portraits. May have been posted here before, but here it is again.


http://photocamel.com/forum/tutorial...rtraiture.html

cool thanks! I'll look into that later. I gotta run for now.

regards,

JJ

[Benji]

Originally Posted by »-(¯`PriNcEsSjj´¯)-»

Why in "High Key"?

Why is this image "perfect"?

Was this image extracted and moved to another background?

And, why all white?

Since this is the technique section, I would like to know the techniques. I have an "eye" for photography but not "eye" of a professional or an expert.

regards and thanks,

JJ

JJ,

Thanks for your questions.

Why in high key?

High key has a particular "look" to it, and I like that look.

Why is this image "perfect"?

It isn't.

Was this image extracted and moved to another background?

Nope. What you see is what was in my camera (except for some facial retouching and some slight PS work to get rid of some scuff marks on the floor she is laying on.)

And, why all white?

Because her blouse was all white and in order to stay in key with her clothing, the background needed to be all white or very light pastels. Our eyes are attracted to the greatest area of contrast in an image. If the first thing you see when you look at an image is the subject, the photographer was successful in getting his message across. In this image our eyes are immediately drawn to the subject and they stay there, because her face is the largest area of contrast.

... Since this is the technique section, I would like to know the techniques. I have an "eye" for photography but not "eye" of a professional or an expert.

The technique usually takes LOTS and LOTS of trial and error and lots of equipment. I used five studio type flash units in the creation of this image.

Benji

[Saralonde]

Until I saw WooD's link, I never realized you were the same Benji whose tutorials I've read before, LOL.

[»-(¯`PriNcEsSjj´¯)-»]

Hi Benji!

Nice to meet a pro who takes time to answer questions from newbs. Thanks a lot!

Kind regards,

JJ

[Benji]

Originally Posted by »-(¯`PriNcEsSjj´¯)-»

Hi Benji!

Nice to meet a pro who takes time to answer questions from newbs. Thanks a lot!

Kind regards,

JJ

JJ,

I was a newbe once too, but I seldom got straight talk from pros. I thought I would change that. As Steve Brown says "I'm just one beggar telling another beggar where to find food."

Benji