Tuesday, 25 March 2014

How lighting affects an image

Low key photography is when the photographer use less lighting in the picture and creates a moody effect by the control of the contrast.


This image show with a one light source to create the low key effect. When I have a look at this image I see a lonely and obviously very sad person in a bat tube. The control of the light which enables a low tonal range creates a very moody sad picture. I would also think about this person is really considering the option of suicide or similar because she looks very unhappy. Looks like everything in her life what she owned and beloved suddenly just disappeared. Even the bath tube is dirty and a woman with a dirty bath tube in my opinion is not so common because women always like to clean everything so I am sure she wouldn't let her bath room look so dirty and unassuming. So she doesn't even care about anything anymore. That is my opinion and that's what I think of this image. It is a very depressing image thanks to the low light setup.

On this website you can see more works from this photographer.

High key photography is the opposite of low key. A bit more like happiness and creating more smoother images.


The photographer on this image used the technique very well. It is a black and white picture again but this picture is completely opposite to the image before I've shown. It is a very delightful image as it is a wedding picture it has to be happy. The high key also adds joyful feeling to the atmosphere. The details are blown out the image I would call more "smooth" and easy to see, thanks to the technique. It gives the feeling that the couple on the image are very very happy obviously it is one of their happiest moment in their life. The image composed heavenly how the couple steps out of the light and all eyes on them seems to be a happy couple. With this method in photography is easy to create this kind of happy image. Often used in portraits or fashion photography and goes well with wedding.

Photographers website here.

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