With everything blanketed in white it looks like high-key shots are in order this week! This leaf was partially trapped in the snow today when I quickly went out to find a subject for the Black and White Book Club.
For this shot I used the natural lighting and snow as a foundation for the high-key effect I would be aiming for in the black and white mode. I sharpened the shot when I uploaded it in Ribbet, adjusted the temperature and saturation just slightly, and then brought out a high key effect in color by really upping the contrast. I then converted the picture to black and white using an "orange filter" similar to the color of the leaf. I then went back into the basic effects and re-adjusted the contrast for the high-key look once again. This washed the crisp details on the leaf, so I burned them back in using a very small brush and only using it on the edges and veins. I wanted to keep the high-key look but give the shot a more timeless quality so I applied Ribbet's "True Vintage" effect in the Tri-X 400 mode as an overlay. And finally I added a very small light gray vignette around the edge as a frame.
I love this one, as you said that you are struggling to find a low key shot. I am struggling to find a high key shot. This one game me an inspiration of how to do it.
Oh, that's a great idea for high key. High key gives me problems. It goes against my nature. I can't seem to get it right. I'll have to work on that this week.
Nice shot, Ann! Love that it's all by itself. It's simple, yet says so much (like "Get me out of this cold stuff!!" . . . or . . . "Is it Spring yet??"). Well done :)
Also a very nice example of how to accentuate shape through black-and-white photography. Nice edge contrast emphasizing a beautiful outline without a halo effect. Fav!
Thank you so much to everyone! I love this shot- so glad you do too.
@bill_fe Thanks for the fav Bill!
@dakotaburns Thanks Donald!
@gratefulness Thank you Sandi! And thanks for the fav!