In the first example in the linked thread, Heida highlighted the subject by changing the relationship of lighting in the shot. She brought up the contrast, and darkened the background while lightening and saturating the subject. She also subtly changed the way that the light interacted with the scene, boosting the overall contrast, which was initially quite low, and shifting light and shadow slightly.
Bottom line, she has a tremendous talent in this area, and getting a result like that does require, first, a vision of what you want to achieve, and then the experience with the tools to be able to achieve it. The second part is not that difficult to acquire, the first part requires understanding lighting and how it impacts viewer perception. That is a more difficult thing to master. |
