General Discussion

In the interest of TWO- Way plus conversation, I was going to talk about my take on my “FRAMED” entry at Screen the Unseen. My angle was going to be “Seen by me but Unseen by the Judge”. It was clarified not eligible. So here it is.

Framed (Not High Key) 24th April 2024

“The Eyes have it” see image below.

I do understand that judging is a difficult task and don't in principle agree with COMPETITIVE assessment. This is why I do not undertake it. I enter only to portray a wider alternative photo imagery than would otherwise be seen by many Members.

I think it was assumed and judged based on personal preferences with High-key.

My “framed” relevance interpretation, a "Creative Portrait" originally captured in Butcher's Hall at TPC 2023 Exhibition, and nothing to do with high-key was:

1 The Eyes are framed by the mascara.

2 The face is further framed by darker hairline,pigtails (leading lines to face),neckline, and subtle left background shading.

3 The whole is subtly framed by the WHITE outer vignette.

No intension of the constraining principles of Traditional interpretations and post edited accordingly.

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Judgement:

“Image 9 The eyes have it There is an interesting editing treatment here. High key editing is

useful in eliminating details not wanted by the photographer, while

leaving the essential elements. In this case, the facial features,and especially the eyes, allow us to recognise this is a face and

the subject is engaging with the photographer. However, the

editing does lack subtlety, but is worth another go at high key

processing. It is also not clear how this fits with the ‘frame’ theme.(13 points)

This link might be helpful:

https://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-light-shoot-edit-high-key-photography/

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link extract:

“Emulating the look of early television was the goal for this photo and a high-key monochrome was a great way to do it.As with all art, individual interpretation plays a big part in what photographers consider a “high-key” image and how the technique should be used.

A few things that typify a high-key photo:

• Bright lighting that greatly reduces and sometimes eliminates shadows

• A dynamic range that is predominately toward the right side of a histogram.

• Images where the “mood” is typically upbeat, light-hearted, ethereal, “airy” or beautiful.

• Typical uses are in high-fashion, product, or studio-produced images. Lesser so, but not totally non-existent, are high-key outdoor and landscape photographs.

• Lighting where the ratio between the key and fill light is very close, thus the root of the term “high-key.”

• Distracting elements in the background get eliminated, and typically high-key images contain only the main subject. High-key images are often Minimalist. Many times, the background is entirely white.

• Monochrome high-key is more prevalent, and when there is color used, it is typically subdued or used as an accent.

“ Good photographs communicate to the viewer, tell a story, convey an emotion, or take the viewer to a time and place. Using the technique of high key is one more way to use your images to speak to your viewer. Learn the techniques both to shoot and edit a high-key shot, and you can not only grow your lighting, camera, and editing skills but add a new means of communicating with your images to your bag of photo tricks.

Please try this technique out and share with us in the comments below.”

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Just thought I'd like to share my thoughts with you for your own thoughts, from someone who thinks differently!

Ray

From the Judges High-key Link

My entry “The Eyes have it”