High Key Breakfast

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High Key Breakfast

Postby sirhc55 on Tue Jul 24, 2007 2:39 pm

Comments welcome

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Postby Greg B on Tue Jul 24, 2007 2:49 pm

Chris, I realise it is high key (the thread name gave it away) but there
are just too many blown highlights for me. I would rather see a much
narrower dynamic range with the darkest areas being light grey (say
around 192). I like the shot and the subject however.
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Postby Laurie on Tue Jul 24, 2007 2:56 pm

nice
the darks need to be darker, especially around his face.
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Postby iluxa on Tue Jul 24, 2007 3:26 pm

It's more like posterisation rather high key. Greg B already said that there are just too many blown highlights. In high key you still have all details in lights and do not have deep shadows.
But the shot is nice however.
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Postby sirhc55 on Tue Jul 24, 2007 3:40 pm

Thanks for the replies. It would appear that I am wrong as high keylight is:

”High key images have a predominance of white or very light tones and tend to look light and airy. High key lighting is often (but not always) soft, and detail is generally low.”

So it would appear that this is a semi high keylight :wink:
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Postby Alpha_7 on Tue Jul 24, 2007 4:08 pm

I don't care what it's called, I like it Chris!
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Postby mattyjacobs on Tue Jul 24, 2007 5:06 pm

I like the idea, though I find the image blinding to look at, like I need to blink.
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Postby Nnnnsic on Tue Jul 24, 2007 8:41 pm

I think it should be renamed to "Blown During Breakfast"
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Postby jethro on Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:34 pm

Chris this would look fine with the sepia treatment.
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Postby sirhc55 on Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:18 am

Colour

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Sepia for Jethro

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Postby big pix on Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:52 am

The first one for me as it has a lot more atmosphere....... less is more......
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