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03/25/2006 01:55:35 PM · #1 |
I entered a photo in the "Low Key" challenge (won't say which one but I'm sure you can guess) without realising there was actually a technical term for Low Key in digital photography. I perceived Low Key as being something "dark" as in: "haunted", "evil, or "gloomy" (don't know why, but I did).
Not many people saw it the way I did, and I have been getting low scores (which is fine), but the comments I am getting aren't really helpfull, or necessary, as only one person so far has bothered properly explaining what "Low Key" & "High Key" actually is. Some of the comments are also asking me give a good reason as to why I entered the photo in the challenge.
It was obviously a bit ignorant of me to enter a photo in the Low Key Challenge, but what do others think?
Message edited by author 2006-03-25 14:10:44. |
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03/25/2006 02:07:50 PM · #2 |
| I don't think you were alone in not fully understanding the challenge title before you entered; Of course that serves the purpose of the web site IMHO, since you will have learned what the term means and by the time results are posted, might have learned what subject matter is best suited to this method of exposure. Don't sweat it we are all learning here. |
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03/25/2006 02:08:41 PM · #3 |
Not to worry... plenty of people that know what low-key is and entered correct low-key images are getting low scores to. ;)
If you want to learn more about what low-key is here is a place to start:
Low Key
Message edited by author 2006-03-25 14:09:58.
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03/25/2006 02:15:39 PM · #4 |
Thanks - I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one! I def am learning more and more each time - it's just frustrating cos I really like the photo, and want it to do well!
It's weird cos I took 2 years of photography in high school, but it wasn't digital. It's amazing how different it is! |
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03/25/2006 02:29:26 PM · #5 |
Apollo, after reading another thread here where several different definitions of low key were debated, I decided to not even chance it after my footwear bombed. I did have pictures ready for it, just decided to go with "hands" instead, so I posted them on a thread for opinions and found that yes, I did have it figured out. But I knew others had different opinions on what low key is, and voting could be alllll over the place.
Now, after reading some of the comments on my hands, I wish I HAD entered low key! I sympathise with you. I just don't understand why people have to be so rude, especially when it's not anything technical they're commenting on but just their own tastes.
But we're learning! That's the great part! Shrug off the jerks and take all the knowledge you can from the rest... there's LOTS of it here :) |
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03/25/2006 02:48:33 PM · #6 |
You know, most of the time, there should not be much debate on technical challenges.
But, here we have a technical challenge with a description that isn't entirely accurate and it's caused quite a bit of confusion. But, I guess the debate has taught some people, so maybe that is a good thing.
Anyway, this challenge will be over in a few days and well, two more will start. This time it is two challenges that would be hard to argue, so we get a little break ;-)
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03/25/2006 03:11:07 PM · #7 |
Even in the technical challenges the definitions of things such as "low-key" are not as exact as we'd like and are open to interpretation. This is true of most "rules" and "definitions" in photo imaging. Mostly, photography is not an exact science.
What DPCers tend to do is come to the conclusion that we actually do understand precisely what something is when, in fact, we should be more open in our interpretations.
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