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 08/08/2005 03:24:44 PM · #26
Originally posted by elsapo:
I used the 50mm lens and a really small aperture to get these



Really "small" aperture? You mean, like f/22? (A more closed aperture) Or f/2.8? (A more open aperture) I think when we say "small aperture" we don't mean lower f/numbers, we mean a physically small aperture like f/22, f/32, etc.
 08/08/2005 03:33:19 PM · #27
Originally posted by skylen:
Originally posted by elsapo:
I used the 50mm lens and a really small aperture to get these



Really "small" aperture? You mean, like f/22? (A more closed aperture) Or f/2.8? (A more open aperture) I think when we say "small aperture" we don't mean lower f/numbers, we mean a physically small aperture like f/22, f/32, etc.


sorry, like f/2.8
 08/08/2005 03:48:00 PM · #28
What kind of metering did you use? It would be helpful to post the EXIFs. I typically use evaluative for my "over-exposures".
 08/08/2005 05:35:07 PM · #29
Originally posted by elsapo:
Originally posted by skylen:
Originally posted by elsapo:
I used the 50mm lens and a really small aperture to get these



Really "small" aperture? You mean, like f/22? (A more closed aperture) Or f/2.8? (A more open aperture) I think when we say "small aperture" we don't mean lower f/numbers, we mean a physically small aperture like f/22, f/32, etc.


sorry, like f/2.8


Ok, thanks. Very nice pictures BTW! :)
 08/08/2005 05:44:57 PM · #30
I took this one (pretty proud of the "look" of it) earlier this summer of a friend of my daughters. Flash accidentally fired in bright daylight.

08/08/2005 05:51:48 PM · #31
I don't do a lot of highkey photos, but here's one I like.



-danny
 08/10/2005 04:32:12 AM · #32
Originally posted by Olyuzi:
Here's a high-key photo very much like your own that I had taken for the affluence challenge, but wound up not submitting.



this is a great shot... care to share the exif? thanks.
 08/10/2005 04:53:51 AM · #33
I was going to write "Don't like high key photos at all", but when I saw crabappl3's picture I've got to admit it looks real good indeed. Maybe I will give this a try someday. :)

Message edited by author 2005-08-10 04:54:07.
 08/10/2005 06:53:44 AM · #34
My take on it with my niece:
08/11/2005 09:28:48 PM · #35
Hi Philos31. These are great images. Did you use lighting for these shots? They look like they were shot in a studio. Mind posting the data for each shot? Thanks.
 08/11/2005 09:38:33 PM · #36
I really like the boat. I like high key images, probably because they tend to simplify the subject.

I did this one for a challenge. Added a soft glow effect as well as the high key contrast.

08/11/2005 10:02:47 PM · #37
I love HIGH KEY! It is probably my favorite. I would like someone to tell me how to do it within the camera instead of with glow and contrast changes. Here are some of mine..
08/11/2005 10:51:33 PM · #38
Originally posted by mandyturner:
I love HIGH KEY! It is probably my favorite. I would like someone to tell me how to do it within the camera instead of with glow and contrast changes. Here are some of mine..


I've always loved looking at your self portraits, there is just something elegant about your face. Reminds me of Michelle Pfeiffer.

Kind of like this...
//www.triviatribute.com/images4/michellepfeiffer5.jpg

Message edited by author 2005-08-11 22:53:30.
 08/11/2005 10:56:04 PM · #39
Thanks! I have been told I look like Kathleen Turner in the 2nd one. People say that my profile pic looks like Samantha off of Bewitched! I think I look like a different person in all of them. Do you know how to do HIGH KEY in-camera?
 08/11/2005 11:01:45 PM · #40
The ultimate high-key shot

08/11/2005 11:05:40 PM · #41
Originally posted by mandyturner:
Thanks! I have been told I look like Kathleen Turner in the 2nd one. People say that my profile pic looks like Samantha off of Bewitched! I think I look like a different person in all of them. Do you know how to do HIGH KEY in-camera?


I'm still learning how to use my camera. I pretty much point and pray. I would think that you'd just overexpose. but I don't have a clue.
 08/11/2005 11:08:12 PM · #42
LMAO

Originally posted by NathanW:

I pretty much point and pray.
08/11/2005 11:13:27 PM · #43
Originally posted by Olyuzi:
LMAO

Originally posted by NathanW:

I pretty much point and pray.


For the most part it's true. There are a few times where I'll actually play with the settings, but they are generally if I have loads of time to play with. Other than that, I use Automatic everything. My little camera doesn't seem to care if I play with the settings or not. I try and generally I don't get it to work very well.
08/11/2005 11:15:18 PM · #44
Originally posted by mandyturner:
I love HIGH KEY! It is probably my favorite. I would like someone to tell me how to do it within the camera instead of with glow and contrast changes. Here are some of mine..


Hey Mandy. I get mine from overexposing the image. I focus on something bright and set my f-stop at a smaller aperture. How do you do your portraits?
 08/11/2005 11:19:15 PM · #45
Originally posted by NathanW:
Originally posted by mandyturner:
Thanks! I have been told I look like Kathleen Turner in the 2nd one. People say that my profile pic looks like Samantha off of Bewitched! I think I look like a different person in all of them. Do you know how to do HIGH KEY in-camera?


I'm still learning how to use my camera. I pretty much point and pray. I would think that you'd just overexpose. but I don't have a clue.

A high'key photo should not just be overexposed. It should be composed, arranged, lighted, and exposed so that you get a "good" picture with most of the tonal values in the lighter range. You need a suitable subject, not just a longer exposure.

Many of the photos I've seen in this thread (probably including mine) are really more high-contrast or posterized than high-key, with substantial light and dark tones but missing most of the mid-tones.
 08/11/2005 11:21:06 PM · #46
I think you can accomplish high-key in a number of different ways.
One way is with lighting and background. I asked DrJones how he did the image I posted above and he told me that it was done with white sheets and very bright studio lights (if my memory serves correctly).

Of course, you will also adjust shutter and aperture accordingly, for the effect you want to get and post processing is also one of the tools in accomplishing your vision. I mainly did mine (sailboats posted above) in PS. An important point to remember when adjusting color balance is to add higher amounts of blues and cyans, as these will certainly lighten the colors and overall effect of the image.
 08/25/2005 10:43:37 PM · #47
I got this first one through working in PS and the second, by overexposing on purpose, then bringing the details back to a good exposure.


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