Technique Challenge 43--Low Key Portraits

[Allie]

Thanks to everyone who voted for my gull picture in the negative space challenge! It was wonderful fun against great competition :) A special thanks to Clare @pistache for facilitating the challenge :)

I'm a relative new comer to 365 and the negative space challenge was the first competition that I entered, so I was really excited to be able to choose the next technique. As I was going through the list of techniques I wanted to explore I realized that the ones that I am currently trying to master have already been done, so I have decided to repeat a previous technique--LOW KEY. This time however used in a portrait. So the Technique challenge is LOW KEY Portraits (animal, human, or extraterrestrial.)

For new comers to technique challenges this will give you a chance to try out something new. For old pros this will give you a chance to show us how it's done and how far you've progressed. It never hurts to revisit a skill and see how far you can take it.

Please give it a try; I can't wait to see what you come up with. Please tag your photo technique43. This challenge starts now, Sunday, August 9 and will close at midnight US CST on Monday, August 17.

I'll be posting examples shortly. Have fun!

[Allie]

Here are a few of the amazing examples from 365 member. I hope you don't mind me including your work. It is inspiring to me.


by Lisa @lisamccloskey

[Allie]

by David @davidtom

[Allie]

by Mauricio @Mauri383

It doesn't have to be in black and white. Good luck to all!

[Ann T.]

These are beautiful. Can't wait to give it a try.

[Louise & Ken]

@texastrails You wrote a wonderful layout for the competition and lovely that you included a special note to newcomers and oldies alike! I'll keep this in mind ad the examples you gave are wonderful and I'd love to add that technique to my albums!

[Clare Gadsby]

@texastrails Great choice Allie. I love portraits and especially low-key ones. I shot this just before I saw your challenge - serendipity!

[Louise & Ken]

@texastrails How shall we tag the pictures,Allie? "technique--LOWKEYportrait" for instance? I need the info if you'd list it so we're all on the same page with this! Thanks!

[Allie]

Please tag your photos technique43. I can't wait to see the entries.

[Allie]

@Weezilou thank you so much for your insights. I can't wait to see your entry 😀
Please tag it technique43.

[Allie]

@aat3877 I can't wait to see your results.

[Allie]

@pistache such a powerful shot!

[Louise & Ken]

As this technique is one I've seldom used, I'm open to all suggestions! I did pose a question on my site as to where to look for the lighting...

[Allie]

@Weezilou this is awesome! I like the choice of lighting.

[Louise & Ken]

So to the others whose wonderful photos I saw listed under this technique43 tag, "How do you handle post-processing"? I always open my photos first in RAW, but if I adjust the picture, I lose what I was striving for... I no longer leave a photo SOOC, but found I had to in this case. Suggestions?