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an overhead view of a white room with black and orange accents on the floor, including two spotlights

In this article, you'll learn when you might want to choose the high-key photography style and how you can achieve it both when shooting and in editing.

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an overhead view of a light set up for photography

There are a few different ways to achieve a nice high key image done with studio lighting and natural light. Here's how I do it.

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black and white photograph of an older man with his hands folded in front of his face

To recreate the Platon photography style, the amount of studio equipment you need is fairly modest. Ideally, you will need a couple of flash guns, but you can do it with one if you decide to turn the background white digitally.

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black and white photograph of a bride holding her bouquet

High Key is a term to describe images that are bright and contain little to no shadow. The term comes from the early days of broadcast television when scenes with higher contrast were not reproduced well. To make a scene that was easier to properly show on screen, the ratio between the key and fill lights was minimized. It is also sometimes used to describe photos and the photographic style that is simply bright, often with an overexposed background.

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a black and white photo of a woman's face

Here I have always wanted to have a go at doing some low and high key photography so I looked at different ways in how to creater these affects without the use of studio lighting . Whilst researchi…

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a white rose with water splashing on it

Prompt 👉 Abstract art photo of water splashing and forming an ice rose, delicate and elegant style, high key lighting, pure white background, macro photography, studio shot, sharp focus on the details of the flower shape, water droplets suspended in midair, high resolution. 👉 if Like, please Follow and Share AI Graphics Studio 👇Contact on WhatsAPP: http://tiny.cc/aigraphicsstudio #aigraphicsstudio #AI #DigitalMarketing #digitalartist #digitalart #digital #creativephotography…

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a woman with black hair and piercings holding her hands in front of her face

Harsh light! “Hyper” fashion portraits📸✨ 90s music magazines have this particular “bite” I love. My go-to is a strong key light on the face, with a big black panel (“negative fill”) on the other side to suck up light and create the harsh shadows (anime vibe). I tend to photograph from way up high (wide angle lens), crank EVERYTHING in post, dial back a few to the sweet spot, then tweak the white balance like I’m coloring. Photo + Art Director: @reimastrophotography Model + wardrobe…

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