12-09-09 – Low Key – Its not photography, its Farktography

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November 8, 2009 at 3:39 pm #1731

Elsinore
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Take a photo where the subject is illuminated from a single point of light. Note: Low key photos show high contrast, and many/most of the tones will be in the shadow range. A bright photo taken with the sun as your only source of light does not qualify.

Theme suggestion by orionid–thanks!

November 8, 2009 at 3:41 pm #25343

Elsinore
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We may need to add a note on this one that the majority of tones in the photo should be dark. As it stands now, an image that is lit by the sun or a 1000 watt light bulb (as long as they were the only point of light) would qualify, though they’re not what orionid was going for with the theme.

November 10, 2009 at 3:50 am #25344

orionid
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That was addressed in the original discussion, but yeah. Always good to clarify.

November 10, 2009 at 4:58 am #25345

clouddancer
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I posted a picture in the other (Themes area) thread asking if it would be okay. Any chance I can get a yay/nay on that? I’m thinking smaller scale since I doubt I’ll be able to get the people I have around in on it. Thanks. (and a welcome back from me, too)

December 2, 2009 at 2:44 am #25346

mopsy
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I assume the subject does not have to be a person. Correct?

December 2, 2009 at 3:08 am #25347

orionid
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I posted a picture in the other (Themes area) thread asking if it would be okay. Any chance I can get a yay/nay on that? I’m thinking smaller scale since I doubt I’ll be able to get the people I have around in on it. Thanks. (and a welcome back from me, too)

Looks good. One candle = one point source.

I assume the subject does not have to be a person. Correct?

Correct.

December 5, 2009 at 8:59 pm #25348

mrtk421
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Would you consider a Christmas Tree one source of light? Or is that considered too many lights?

December 5, 2009 at 10:16 pm #25349

olavf
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Would you consider a Christmas Tree one source of light? Or is that considered too many lights?

In my mind that would depend on the picture. If the tree were in the shot, not so much

December 6, 2009 at 3:11 am #25350

orionid
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Would you consider a Christmas Tree one source of light? Or is that considered too many lights?

I’m leaning towards no. The point of this theme is low-key lighting, working with a single point source and the shadows it creates with/on the subject.

December 6, 2009 at 3:44 am #25351

jpatten
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A single christmas light bulb would work I think though

December 6, 2009 at 4:39 am #25352

orionid
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True statement.

December 8, 2009 at 4:29 am #25353

QueenBee
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So can the bulb itself be the subject?

I have three examples (altho 2nd & third are pretty much the same)

I figure the first would work since you see the bulb but Im not sure for the other two.

http://tinypic.com/r/23mtuog/6

http://tinypic.com/r/66bz1e/6
http://tinypic.com/r/hwenb5/6

What says you fellow farktographers?

December 8, 2009 at 4:30 am #25354

QueenBee
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I apologize in advance if that third one hurts your eyes..cause it hurts mine

December 8, 2009 at 6:09 am #25355

Kestrana
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I would think the subject being illuminated from a single point fits the first pic fine, the illumination is just coming from the inside.

December 8, 2009 at 7:02 am #25356

orionid
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What she said.
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