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02/21/2007 01:12:09 AM · #1 |
Previous Low Key Challenge
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02/21/2007 01:25:24 AM · #2 |
| hehhe..This is sooo my thing cause all my shots are low key... |
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02/21/2007 01:34:49 AM · #3 |
| I'm going to absolutely LOVE prowling around for this one....forget the Ice and the Acronym challenges...this is the one I'm going to throw myself into this week: what a lot to learn and do for this!!! Yay!!! |
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02/21/2007 01:47:42 AM · #4 |
Should be a fun challenge but judging from the last one scores probably won't be that high.
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02/21/2007 02:48:43 AM · #5 |
Well, I'm not gonna use an illegal layer that had no net effect in the black and white conversion this time! My 4th was DQ'd. :-)
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02/21/2007 05:39:36 AM · #6 |
| I've been wantingto try low key for some time, but needed the extra push somehow. Well, here it is. |
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02/21/2007 06:56:06 AM · #7 |
Hmmm, on my knackered monitor at work there's not much to see :). I wonder how many low votes from people with non-calibrated monitors we'll get on this one.
splidge
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02/21/2007 06:57:52 AM · #8 |
i am looking forward to this challenge, i have a little idea so lets see how it goes.
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02/21/2007 10:48:42 AM · #9 |
| Yippee - I wonder if I'll still get the "too dark" I see so often. ROFL |
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02/21/2007 11:00:50 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by Jutilda:
Yippee - I wonder if I'll still get the "too dark" I see so often. ROFL |
hehe... not a chance ;) This sounds pretty interesting... the ideas are a-rolling :) |
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02/21/2007 11:04:34 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by lynnesite:
Well, I'm not gonna use an illegal layer that had no net effect in the black and white conversion this time! My 4th was DQ'd. :-) |
Bummer about the DQ but thanks for letting my entry move up to take that spot. :)
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02/22/2007 02:20:13 PM · #12 |
Any tips or threads on how-to do a good low-key photo ?
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02/23/2007 09:06:58 AM · #13 |
Does "Low Key" have to be black and white? Or are these just the ones that score better?
Bob
Message edited by author 2007-02-23 09:09:51. |
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02/23/2007 09:54:32 AM · #14 |
Originally posted by bob_bobski:
Does "Low Key" have to be black and white? Or are these just the ones that score better?
Bob |
I think that must be only a good shot with many dark tones, the black and white is only a your choice |
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02/26/2007 04:24:37 PM · #15 |
| Im pretty exited for this challenge to begin voting, I had my final image done on the first day which is quite rare for me. I think my entry will do quite good. |
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02/26/2007 05:10:32 PM · #16 |
I'm in and I like it!
(Not always a predicter of success!)
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02/26/2007 05:23:01 PM · #17 |
| I finished working on my Low Key entry last night and I was very happy with the result.....until I got to work this morning and viewed it on my work monitor. What a disaster! Now I'm also worried about non-calibrated monitors and how they will affect the entries. Not good, especially with low key entries:-( |
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02/26/2007 05:26:25 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by bob_bobski:
Does "Low Key" have to be black and white? Or are these just the ones that score better?
Bob |
It's certainly a common thing, but by no means is necessary.
It seems the same way with nudes. People always assume art nudes should be B&W, which s so not true. I love good low key color shots.
Oh and I just submitted... and am quite happy with my shot :-)
Message edited by author 2007-02-26 17:26:51.
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02/26/2007 05:38:05 PM · #19 |
Low-Key just means that there are fewer pixels on the left side of your luminosity display (histogram) than you have on the right side.
It is always better to gauge your image based on the histogram and/or "info" display, which shows RGM numbers, than what you see on the screen. That is more 'accurate' and monitor independent.
You still want brightness values across the full RGB range of 0,0,0 to 255,255,255... you just want more on the left (lower) side of the luminosity numbers for low-key.
Though BW is 'traditional' for low-key (and high-key) images, that is not etched in stone. You can do color low-key images as well.
Message edited by author 2007-02-26 17:39:24.
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02/26/2007 05:50:33 PM · #20 |
| I remember this challenge just after joining last year. I tried a bunch of different stuff - all with no good end result. Submitted in the other open challenge instead and ended up with a DQ. Not gonna DQ this time and my results were much better. |
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02/26/2007 07:03:19 PM · #21 |
| Low-Key means that there are hot pixels :( . In basic editing it's allowed to clone out it? |
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02/26/2007 07:08:13 PM · #22 |
Originally posted by Rino63:
In basic editing it's allowed to clone out it? |
Yes you may.
From basic editing rules:
You may not: spot-edit your entry, except to remove sensor dust or hot pixels.
Message edited by author 2007-02-26 19:11:05.
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02/26/2007 07:08:39 PM · #23 |
Originally posted by Rino63:
Low-Key means that there are hot pixels :( . In basic editing it's allowed to clone out it? |
No cloning out, but you should be able to get rid of most of them using a noise reduction feature like 'despeckle' (or something similar in your photo editing software).
edit to say oops! You CAN clone out hot pixels (like Leroy said). My bad.
Message edited by author 2007-02-26 21:27:07. |
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02/26/2007 07:29:24 PM · #24 |
| after the post the hot pixels aren't many visible, the cut, the post and the size reduction help me on this. the photograph isn't exactly as that I want but I submit it. |
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02/26/2007 08:18:27 PM · #25 |
hi.as you said a calibrated monitor is essential in low key,if we want our votes to be fair. here's link to find out if your monitor is well calibrated:
//www.oxygen-multimedia.com/Merchant2/calibration_folder/calib_2.jpg
you should be able to see every single letter with a diferent color b\w.if we cannot find a way to calibrate our monitors, maybe we shouldn't vote in the low key challenge(I suspect something like this may have happenned in the low key 1). |
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