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08/04/2004 12:11:36 AM · #26 |
| Me like! Not to mention that the model is a BABE!! |
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08/04/2004 12:45:54 AM · #27 |
great action, Tracy! Thanks for posting it. I tried it on a shot of my niece with great results.
Dave
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08/04/2004 02:41:50 AM · #28 |
| That came out looking pretty cool Dave. Did you adjust anything? Thanks for sharing. |
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08/04/2004 04:17:18 AM · #29 |
Interesting results with a pic of my daughter that was totally normal, so it went from this:
to this (flipped it so I could use it as wallpaper):
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08/04/2004 07:26:33 AM · #30 |
If you like the end results of these effects, great. My issue is with calling them "high key". Most of the samples look like they simply have had the black level shifted up towards white, making the pictures look "washed out" and flat. If that is the effect you are aiming for, excellent. But that isn't what "high key" is about.
Take a look at the pages of Lighting Techniques for High Key Portrait Photography and you'll see more of what "high key" typically means. It doesn't necessarily mean "black and white", it doesn't mean "overexposed", it doesn't mean "blown out", it doesn't mean "absolutely no dark tones". As I said before, it just means that the vast majority of the tones/hues in the photo would measure above middle gray. |
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08/04/2004 07:51:59 AM · #31 |
Originally posted by EddyG:
If you like the end results of these effects, great. My issue is with calling them "high key". Most of the samples look like they simply have had the black level shifted up towards white, making the pictures look "washed out" and flat. If that is the effect you are aiming for, excellent. But that isn't what "high key" is about.
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I don't disagree with this, I just happen to like the effect the action produces.
I do think, however, that there are are elements of high key in some of these posted examples. They are also, as you, point out, predominantly low contrast. It is not simply as "washed out" look - you could achieve that just by adding a white layer of the top of a black and white image and them reducing the opacity.
The action provides a little more control over the tonal range. I think the output works nicely - not on all shots, but it is a good effect to have in one's toolbox.
Dave
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08/04/2004 11:36:54 AM · #32 |
Originally posted by EddyG:
If you like the end results of these effects, great. My issue is with calling them "high key". Most of the samples look like they simply have had the black level shifted up towards white, making the pictures look "washed out" and flat. If that is the effect you are aiming for, excellent. But that isn't what "high key" is about.
Take a look at the pages of Lighting Techniques for High Key Portrait Photography and you'll see more of what "high key" typically means. It doesn't necessarily mean "black and white", it doesn't mean "overexposed", it doesn't mean "blown out", it doesn't mean "absolutely no dark tones". As I said before, it just means that the vast majority of the tones/hues in the photo would measure above middle gray. |
I agree!
Here is one of my highkey shots I tried last year.
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