Reply To: 12-09-09 – Low Key

[Elsinore]

I have a working definition of low key. For this theme, are we using super strict rules? I mean, If a shot embraces the concept of low key, but also has an element of the pic that is backlit – would that be allowed?

Here is one that I’d love to use, but I don’t know if it meets the criteria. Maybe with the new description, it does. What do you think?

The new description doesn’t really change anything in the lighting requirement, only clarifies that the majority of the tones in the image will be in the shadow range. Otherwise, the theme still requires only a single light source. Unless orionid wants to tweak things a bit, the way I read it is that other light sources (including reflectors, fill cards, etc) in addition to that single light source would disqualify the photo.

That being said, it may be somewhat difficult to police that, depending on the photo…