High Key Photography
Daniele Bonaglia

High Key Photography

December 2020

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Entry 8062768
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Nice work respecting the canons of the high key photo. I appreciate the arrangement of the objects and, in particular, having blurred the cups in the background: you have not created a flat image that is easy to fall into making a still life in high key. Good choice of adding flowers that embellish the image and give it color. Congratulations for the top ten and and thanks for taking part in my contest.

Congratulations to the top ten, it is not easy to take a high key photo outside of a studio and not with a portrait but you did it perfectly, obtaining a very pleasant and balanced image, for various reasons: first of all the perfect chromatic harmony of the various components of the image (the brown of the boulders is well blended with the shades of the column and with the gray of the staircase), the lines are recurrent and also 'they maintain the homogeneity of the photo. The presence of man "breaks" the static that otherwise would have had the scene. In conclusion, nothing in this photo has been left to chance. Congratulations, well done ! Thanks for taking part in my contest

Entry 8066851
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Entry 8068142
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Entry 8073231
160th
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An image that strongly reflects the canons of high key photography. High key photography usually refers to an image in which light tones are predominant. The mere fact that there are many light tones is not enough, however, to make such images effective: the presence of small amounts of dark tones is also necessary. It is thanks to the latter, in fact, that the light tones appear bright and the whole photo acquires body. Of course you also produced a photo with a perfect artistic composition. Compliments on the first place. Thanks for taking part in my contest

Entry 8077956
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Entry 8081129
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Entry 8081549
131st
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Entry 8095992
87th
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Entry 8097856
268th
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This contest is for your high-key photographs. A high-key image is one that is almost entirely very bright with very little or no dark shadows present. This is usually a creative decision made by the photographer, in order to create a certain mood in the image. Photos can be in colour or black and white.

Congratulations for the top ten, unfortunately, and I'm sorry for the eighth place finish. This is largely due to the writing in the photo, which I don't like to see in competitions and that distracts attention from the image taken. However, I could not fail to reward the good execution and respect for the theme of the competition as well as the originality of the composition. Great job but, personal opinion, don't litter your good compositions with your signature in future contests. Thanks for taking part in my contest

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Entry 8097843
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