Working with light is one of the most fundamental areas of photography. It can take years, maybe a lifetime, to truly master such skills and no matter how good your composition is or how steady your hands are, bad lighting can make your masterpiece a bit, 'meh!'.
So, this week we want you to work with lots of light and light-coloured backgrounds for the theme 'highkey'.
When looking on 365 for some inspiration, @olenadole really stands out as a photographer who enjoys working with high key lighting, and nails it every time!
Whether you head outside on a sunny day or collect a few lamps from around the house, don't forget to think about experimenting with something to reflect your light sources to help flood out any shadows (aluminium foil over cardboard is a great hack!!). You could also experiment post-production with the exposure and contrast settings in Photoshop.
Finally, try choosing a subject which is bright to really make your photo pop! We're looking forward to seeing what you some up with.
How to enter this week's theme
When uploading your photos use the tag section (on the edit/organise screen) and insert this week's theme tag: theme-highkey. (All one word.)
Entry Guidelines: Photos must be your own and must have been taken and uploaded from Tuesday 29th May until the following Sunday (6 days). 5 finalists will be chosen on the Monday evening (PST), then you get to vote for the winner.
Winner of the 'Scultpure' theme
As always, thanks for casting your votes this week! It was another close call and we're pleased to announce @emrob as the winner for the 'sculpture' theme!
There is something simple yet magical about @emrob's photo, which really connected with us. The depth of field and use of greyscale gives this image a heavy impact and perhaps it's in our human instinct to feel drawn to a pair of hands, reaching out for us to share or give something!
Vote for the 'Vista' theme winner
We loved looking at all the beautiful vista photographs! There were a few that gave us the travel bug and a few that reminded us of the English countryside back home. It was tricky choosing just five finalists, but we got there eventually!
To cast your vote, just reply to this blog post with the number (in digit form) of the photo you would like to see win.
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