Low key eludes me almost as much as light painting... (no, this is not lightpainting - i gave up on it tonight and switched over to working on low key) i'm tempted to make this more contrasty, but i think that would be wrong... however i am just not sure... for the new technique challenge as well as the weekly theme...
I think this may be a little more discernible large on black if you are so inclined...
It's been a frustrating day photography-wise... I am clearly missing something about light painting because i cannot get it to work out... will need to do some more research and try again... also, my "go to" zoom lens is stuck and i am hoping they will be able to fix it because it will cost beaucoup de bucks to replace :(
Is this a mini chair? Someone asked me about me low key and mentioned it was suppose to be smaller things....I was just wondering if this was...hope your lens gets fixed cheaply
@httpgeffed well, i've never heard that low key was about smaller things, just about light (or perhaps lack thereof)... but yes, these are dollhouse chairs
This is haunting, lol! I can't help you with low key but I do want to share my first experience with light painting. I went with a meetup group last year and loved the effect....for once in a great while! :)
First, the LED flashlight worked best. We went to a very dark playground and painted the equipment. Our ISO was 100, Aperture f8-f11 and white balance on the one that makes a blue tint...is it tungsten or fluorescent? I encourage you to play with WB on this technique because you get some neat effects. Someone brought a laser and used a warm Kelvin and had a red effect. The key is to wear black...move at a slower even pace with the bulb setting. It's easier to have a partner to paint while you control the camera and then switch. We tried a big swing set doing the frame first and then coming back to do the swing. We also did one of those dome type climbing structures. Painting is what takes practice...patience needed! :) We lucked out with an awesome painter so we could practice camera settings and effects. We also used tripods and triggers to avoid any camera shake. Oh and to get the focus, if you don't have a flash that can focus in the dark, we had a big flashlight that was held on for everyone to focus on the subject. Once focused, we switched the camera to manual focus so we didn't need to worry about focusing. The big flashlight was turned off and the LED flaslight used for the images.The flashlight was held in front or to the side of the painter, pointed towards the camera at a slight angle so that the light wasn't pointing directly into the lens.
Hope this makes sense and has something helpful for you to try. 8 )
@tctime tx! yes - VERY helpful... i think i am using the wrong kind of light (i have glow sticks and those finger laser thingies) and i've been working inside with small objects... unfortunately it is still quite cold out at night and i have no one who will help me with this so i'm a bit limited... i also don't have a proper remote to work with the bulb setting which is a pain in the a$$... everything else i should be able to manage... tx again!
I think you did a great job. The chair in front has amazing detail, it's beautifully painted. I love the wing back chair, I didn't appreciate it fully until I enlarge the photo.
I've not yet tried high key, and I think I'd run into the problems you did, wanting to add contrast and brighten a bit while I'm at it. This however, looks to me the perfect example of low key. It's very dramatic, in a moody and subtle way. And those empty (beautiful) chairs say a lot without saying anything at all....
I hink this is art.. an art I will never get the skill needed to succeed.. but I have the taste for enjoying your achievements.. love it.. love the details of the turned partsof the chair.. beautiful fav to me..
I agree, the difficult thing about low key is the contrast. My shot ( http://365project.org/Cheesebiscuit/365/2013-03-23) for technique1 is similar to yours - lots of highlights but without much detail other than that. But you know what? I like them - both yours and mine. Yours more than mine, if I'm honest! The highlights suggest at shape and detail, and I rather like that. There's absolutely nothing wrong with a pinsharp image full of easily visible detail, but maybe low key is just different like that.
Looks like low key to me! Great job. Good luck with the light painting. Only ever tried it once...my first shot of the rainbow month. I think the binary clock I used is probably LED lights. I got youngest son to help so I didn't have to concentrate on focusing and doing. I'd like to try again sometime xx
This is gorgeous! I love how it looks like the chairs are having a conversation ;) super low key job! I can never get enough of your chair shots. You have a way of telling a story with them and bringing them to life :)
I wonder if it would be easier with a larger subject? I imagine the light's a bit hard to control when the chairs are so small ... ? Light painting is my challenge this week too, and I've got nothing so far.
Hi, I don't know best way/place to say this so for now hopefully you wont mind on here. I haven't seen a get-pushed-36 - has it finished?Not been contacted by anyone either. I won't be able to do the next 2 weeks but had hoped to do this one!
@traceywhickerphotography hi Tracey... if you didn't respond to the housekeeping thread, then you were taken off the list... happy to add you back on, but i'm afraid there's no one looking for a partner right now... and if you won't be around for the next couple of weeks then it might be best to wait until you're ready to jump back in and let me know then... sorry :(
@janim i think lightpainting ought to be a little less hit-and-miss than water crowns (or, y'know, pin drops @@@ )... but i also think you need more of an artist's hand than i will ever hope to have... ;p
I like the title...it also reminds me of of how a skinny girl sees her reflection in the mirror...you know, thinking she looks like the fat chair. I am not sure why, but that was the first thing that popped into mind.
@traceywhickerphotography i do it every 2 or 3 months... i tag whoever is on my list and ask them to confirm if they are still playing.. off folks drop off and don't tell me, so i keep pairing them up, and then it's not fair to their partner... a few people miss the housekeeping thread, then they let me know and i add them back in right away - so generally it's not a big deal... just helps keep the list clean with only active players...
First, the LED flashlight worked best. We went to a very dark playground and painted the equipment. Our ISO was 100, Aperture f8-f11 and white balance on the one that makes a blue tint...is it tungsten or fluorescent? I encourage you to play with WB on this technique because you get some neat effects. Someone brought a laser and used a warm Kelvin and had a red effect. The key is to wear black...move at a slower even pace with the bulb setting. It's easier to have a partner to paint while you control the camera and then switch. We tried a big swing set doing the frame first and then coming back to do the swing. We also did one of those dome type climbing structures. Painting is what takes practice...patience needed! :) We lucked out with an awesome painter so we could practice camera settings and effects. We also used tripods and triggers to avoid any camera shake. Oh and to get the focus, if you don't have a flash that can focus in the dark, we had a big flashlight that was held on for everyone to focus on the subject. Once focused, we switched the camera to manual focus so we didn't need to worry about focusing. The big flashlight was turned off and the LED flaslight used for the images.The flashlight was held in front or to the side of the painter, pointed towards the camera at a slight angle so that the light wasn't pointing directly into the lens.
Hope this makes sense and has something helpful for you to try. 8 )