This high key shot was accomplished by placing the garlic bulb on my kitchen counter where the sunlight was streaming in and setting the camera 3 stops above normal exposure. I took it in color and converted it to black and white after making sure the contrast was strong enough to keep the shadow underneath the garlic.
I generally take all my black and white shots in color and convert in post-processing. But my camera can also shoot in black and white too.
Love the shot - AND your explanation to those like me who have very little knowledge on this! Never thought about upping the exposure stops. The simplicity is super.
I've found that if I'm going to do post processing of a B&W photo it works best for me to shoot it in color then convert it in Lightroom to B&W. This allows a bit more tweaking to be done. Shooting in RAW would be the best I think but I don't always like dealing with the size of the files. Oh, I almost forgot.....very nice High Key.
@milaniet Thanks Milanie- I can't say I usually think of it, but after reading the articles I posted links to at the beginning of this week, I am more aware of it and am using it in all my high key shots this week.
Thank you Kara, Dorre, Kathy, Joy, Katrina, Stephanie, Brigette and Monique!
And a special thanks for all those favs!
@joansmor Thanks Joan- yes that's one benefit of shooting in color and converting because then you have both a color and monochrome version.
@robz Thanks Rob! I used to work with the exposure all the time when I shot in film. It was easy because the dial was right there on the back of the camera. But I don't think of it as much with digital since the info is sort of buried in the camera menu. But I'm trying to remind myself more often!
@bruni Thanks Bruni! I'm debating as to whether I'll just stick with high key all week or do some low key shots too. Decisions, decisions!
@pej Thanks Paul. RAW vs. jpg is a hot debate in our photo club. It's pretty evenly divided between who shoots in RAW and who doesn't. I am in the doesn't camp. I have tried RAW but I don't like how long it takes for me to figure out where I want the picture to go and when I finally get something I'm happy with, it doesn't look any different than if I'd started out in jpg. I think in the beginning of digital cameras jpg. was not as good as it is now. And I find that, at least in our club, the photographers who like RAW are the ones who also like over the top HDR processing. Our eyes just don't see that way and I like my colors to be vibrant but more natural. So RAW seems to be an excuse to over process as i see it. (haha) But that's just my opinion!
@randystreat Thanks Kathy! I'm not crazy about RAW. For me it just takes too long to get the picture where I want it and I'm happy with what jpg does with most of my pictures. But good for you- so many folks use it!
I just posted a Low Key one and was rather please with the outcome.
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Thank you Allison, Katy, Marilyn, Gloria and Lou Ann!
@maggiemae Thanks Maggie- very true!
@karasoo2 @edorreandresen @kjarn @joysabin @koalagardens @dustyloup @brigette @momamo
Thank you Kara, Dorre, Kathy, Joy, Katrina, Stephanie, Brigette and Monique!
And a special thanks for all those favs!
@joansmor Thanks Joan- yes that's one benefit of shooting in color and converting because then you have both a color and monochrome version.
@robz Thanks Rob! I used to work with the exposure all the time when I shot in film. It was easy because the dial was right there on the back of the camera. But I don't think of it as much with digital since the info is sort of buried in the camera menu. But I'm trying to remind myself more often!
@brillomick @bokehdot @haskar
Thanks Mickey (good to see you here again!), Michelle, and Haskar!
@bruni Thanks Bruni! I'm debating as to whether I'll just stick with high key all week or do some low key shots too. Decisions, decisions!
@pej Thanks Paul. RAW vs. jpg is a hot debate in our photo club. It's pretty evenly divided between who shoots in RAW and who doesn't. I am in the doesn't camp. I have tried RAW but I don't like how long it takes for me to figure out where I want the picture to go and when I finally get something I'm happy with, it doesn't look any different than if I'd started out in jpg. I think in the beginning of digital cameras jpg. was not as good as it is now. And I find that, at least in our club, the photographers who like RAW are the ones who also like over the top HDR processing. Our eyes just don't see that way and I like my colors to be vibrant but more natural. So RAW seems to be an excuse to over process as i see it. (haha) But that's just my opinion!
@randystreat Thanks Kathy! I'm not crazy about RAW. For me it just takes too long to get the picture where I want it and I'm happy with what jpg does with most of my pictures. But good for you- so many folks use it!