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How Do You Do High Key? I would like to know step-by-step how to use or do high key. I have Photoshop 7.0, Photoimpact 5, and Photoimpact 8 as my software. Any help that you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
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Judith A. Clark |
High Key refers to more a lighting style, then something you do in Photo Shop. What kind of camera do you shoot with, and flash or lights? High Key is a subject in light colored cloths against a usually white background. The lighting technique is to light subject and also light background so that it stays white without spilling on subject.
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doug Nelson |
If by high key you mean heightened contrast, go to Image Adjust/Levels. Move the outer sliders inward and adjust the center slider until you see what you want. Alternatively, go to Image Adjust/Curves and move the curve so that an "S" curve results. Tweak to your taste. Don't click OK in either case until you get what you want, or the result will be too much image data lost. My web page under Resources has a book listed by George Schaub on Photoshop techniques that are like what we do in the darkroom.
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BetterPhotoJim.com - Jim Miotke  Contact Jim Miotke Jim Miotke's Gallery |
Just wanted to mention that we are happy to say George Schaub - the photographer/author that Doug mentions - has joined our team of instructors. His online photography class, Digital Black and White Printing should certainly help anyone interested in creating heightened contrast in Photoshop and making images that take on the high key look.
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EMAD-UD-DIN BUTT |
hi Dear its so easy if you use my tip.High key example you have white background white model clothes(normally)and you have to do differentiate b/w the shades of model and background white. how to do it take a normal setup. your model and your background should be of same white material.you can roll your model with that cloth. whats the differnece take the meter reading with a meter from the model's head and one reading from the background now just incrrease the lights on background upto that extent that it becomes two time over the normal reading and take your picture it will be highkey
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