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RE: [Photography] - The Face of Mother Nature
Nice shot. The person really helps with size perception. I also like how the upper corner is dark and mysterious.
Nice shot. The person really helps with size perception. I also like how the upper corner is dark and mysterious.
Can you call this a low key photo?
@bambuka Yes, it technically is low-key. It has a chiaroscuro effect, being the right side of the image being dark and highlights the subjects (rock, human). @drephillip has a good eye for this type of composition. He uses the light/shade to his advantage in this photo. Good question!
@eiafpYes I agree.
I don't do much with deep shadows. But I like them. It's a pity that there are no mountains next to me. Have to practice in a dense spruce forest :)
Yes, it is a low key photo, I did look for the best perspective so that the shadow on the cameras view would help emphasize the face with what it's highlighted and hidden in the shadow, after that to counter balance I told my girlfriend to stand on the far left to help with the perception of "standing next to a giant" idea.
I love to work around with shadows and highlights, for me it gives more dramatic look and definately gives more spotlight to details that probably would just pass if it was all properly exposed , gives interest to the subject :)
I also have a rule for this, I photograph whenever the sun in winter is far to the east or west to help with the shadows, in summer when far to the west giving beautiful shadows and deeper colors to other places I can't shot in winter due to light setting too soon :)
@bambuka and @eiafp thank you very much for stopping by, also making it a interesting topic of discussion :)
This topic is really interesting. The high key and low key stand out from the row of the other photo. They give deeper meanings of perception.
At my latitude, the sun is almost always low on the ground, even at noon. The trouble is, there is very little sun.
There are generally gray days without light and shade :)
Gray days can be dificult to work around especially when the light makes all the color look so "homogeneous" , but there is beauty on those days too, for example I tend to edit it to a colder look, split toning to blues and darker feeling, giving that moody feel :)
Yes, in such cases, separate toning helps, that's for sure.
You can even get to surrealism :)