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High Key
A high-key image consists primarily of light tones, without dark shadows. A photograph or painting so composed features a diminished tonal range of primarily whites and light grays. High key as a term used in describing paintings or photographs is related to but not the same as high-key lighting in cinema or photography. See also *Low key Low key as a term used in describing paintings or photographs is related to but not the same as low-key lighting in cinema or photography. A photographic image, painting or movie can be defined as "low-key" if its dominant values are black, dark ... References {{photography-stub Photography by genre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High-key Lighting
High-key lighting is a style of lighting for film, television, or photography that aims to reduce the lighting ratio present in the scene. This was originally done partly for technological reasons, since early film and television did not deal well with high contrast ratios, but now is used to suggest an upbeat mood. It is often used in works of comedy. High-key lighting is usually quite homogeneous and free from dark shadows. The terminology comes from the higher balance in the ratio between the key light and the fill light in a traditional three-point lighting setup. In the 1950s and 1960s, high-key lighting was achieved through multiple light sources lighting a scene—usually using three fixtures per person (left, right, and central)—which resulted in a uniform lighting pattern with very little modeling. Nowadays, multiple hot light sources are replaced with much more efficient fluorescent Fluorescence is the emission of light by a substance that has absorbed l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Low Key
Low key as a term used in describing paintings or photographs is related to but not the same as low-key lighting in cinema or photography. A photographic image, painting or movie can be defined as "low-key" if its dominant values are black, dark brown or dark blue. Some authors describe the term "low key" as the so-called Rembrandian light while others describe how to obtain such photographs or paintings. See also *High key A high-key image consists primarily of light tones, without dark shadows. A photograph or painting so composed features a diminished tonal range of primarily whites and light grays. High key as a term used in describing paintings or photographs is ... References Lighting Photography by genre {{Photography-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
