B&W high low key 2

Friends are cutting my birthday cake. We celebrated Saturday but it’s today. Probably not the right kind of occasion for low key. It was fun and festive and bright! I processed this from this photo: https://365project.org/shutterbug49/52wc/2020-02-22

[Francoise]

But it does so well at capturing a moment of concentration, the participants attention not only focused by their action but also by the lighting.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Very nice shot and Happy Birthday, Shutterbug!

[Etienne]

You are too modest, this seems a quite good low key to me, with the shadow taking off all background distractions and the light focusing on your friends at work.

[Beryl Lloyd]

A lovely low key image - and a Happy Birthday to you (cant quite call you Shutterbugs !!)

[Shutterbug]

@beryl My other name is Debbie. I use it on our Darkroom account.

[Jean]

You made it into a great low key image. Love the contrast. Happy Birthday Debbie!!!

[Beryl Lloyd]

@shutterbug49 Thanks Debbie , knowing your name , makes it sound so much more friendly !






















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[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh wow that is brilliant! comparing to the original I'm quite fascinated on how you managed such an effect

[Lynn]

Looks great in black and white! I hope you enjoyed your birthday :)

[JackieR]

Happy birthday!! What a wonderful low key

[Jacqueline]

Happy birthday Debbie, and this is a wonderful low key edit!

[Carole Sandford]

Lovely low key shot. Happy Birthday.

[Sharon Lee]

nicely done...

[amyK]

I think this makes a great low key shot. You did very well with this edit! (And happy birthday!!)

[Diana]

Happy Birthday Debbie, a fabulous low key shot! Katrina's comment interests me too ;-)

[Shutterbug]

@ludwigsdiana @koalagardens This took me lots of steps. There is probably a more efficient way. First I took the original and reduced exposure drastically on the whole photo. I saved that nearly black photo for the background. I converted the original to B&W. Then I masked exposing the blackened background, only leaving my two friends cutting the cake and the cake. Then I went to the SnapSeed App, brushes tool and enhanced some of the highlights. There were lots of fits and starts. I’m still trying to learn this.

[Casablanca]

I really like what you did here and many happy returns of the day to you, dear lovely Shutterbug! Dramatic and wonderful and the cake looks delicious!

[Monique]

Happy birthday 🥂🎂🎈cool edit with great result

[*lynn]

fabulous lighting and capture

[Rainey Day]

I like it in B & W also. Looks like a romantic moment with nobody else in the room!!!