Ready for some fun, creativity, and to perhaps to learn something new? It’s time for a new Technique Challenge! So what is a Technique Challenge you ask? The host challenger selects a specific technique to try. The technique may be brand new for some or just a challenge to be creative or practice for others. Techniques may include high/low key, macro, portraits, landscapes, abstracts - the possibilities are endless. It could even be specific techniques in processing. The host is the photographer who won the last challenge.
Thank you to everyone who voted for me on Technique Challenge 18 “Black & White” and to Lisa @pflaume for selecting me as a finalist. The other finalists were so incredible that I am truly humbled to have won.
So now it's my honour and privilege to host the Technique Challenge 19.
MY CHALLENGE:
Technique Challenge 19 - "High-Key"
This is a technique I had never tried before I started my 365 journey last year. In fact I only attempted when issued with it as part of a 'get-pushed' challenge. From that point on, I was hooked!
This is one of my favorite high-key shots from my project.
From my own experience I have a few things I do whenever I know I'm going to shoot high-key:
1. Set my camera to +2EV (this means I set my exposure compensation to 2 stops over what is metered)
2. Shoot RAW. If you're unfamiliar with shooting raw, there are hundreds of articles here exploring the virtues of shooting in RAW. This goes double for high-key!
3. Make sure you're in a very well lit area. Whilst many of the online tutorials will tell you to use dedicated lighting systems, both constant and flash, Sometimes all you need is a daylight. The example above (feeling blue) was shot outdoors on a playground on a bright but overcast day, without even a flash.
4. Sometimes high-keys can work in black & white, other times colour. It pays to experiment with both in post production.
All subjects are welcome - portrait, landscape, architecture, documentary… your choice! You can enter as many times as you would like.
The challenge will run from January 19th-26th. Voting will take place from January 27th-29th with the winner announced January 30th. All photos must be taken within the challenge dates.
Please tag your entries ‘TECHNIQUE19’
Constructive & kind feedback is encouraged. Feel free to share tips, suggestions or how you were able to get the terrific photo you did. Posting your photo on this thread is encouraged but not required.
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Good luck and I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with.
This is one I'd really like to try out! By the way your second tutorial link is not functioning correctly, takes you to this page instead of to the indicated website.
Thanks for your advice about exposure compensation. I normally just guess, and take several bracketing shots, but I far prefer having this piece of information.
Here's my second attempt that I re-shot today after perusing other folks' high key photos. I like it better than the first one, but still lots to learn!!
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I had this as my this week challenge..never done it before and made a cold snowy windy day in Sweden look like I was at the beach...LOL
One in color
And the same in black and white
I'm unsure which I like better… thoughts?
Here is my entry today
Here's my first attempt. I tried to do it outside as a selfie resting my camera on a cushion pointing upwards to help with the overexposure.
Not sure if this is right - but I'm giving it a go
shot this with tablet screen set to white as background