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Uploaded by on Dec 4, 2008

Create a portrait using a high key technique. This works best with the subject close to a white or high key wall or backdrop. You essentially light the subject and wall with one light.

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  • Hi Mark,

    Does one have to take into account the brightness of the wall or the background? For instance, if the wall or background is more brighter, does one have to adjust the power of the frontal flash at all, or perhaps the camera aperture?

    Thanks for sharing.

  • Because the subject and the wall are in close proximity, you do not have to adjust for the brightness of the wall. One light is controlling exposure for both the subject and the wall. You only have to make sure the exposure correct for the one distance! If the subject was further away from the wall and you only have one light source the background would turn grey because your primary key source would light the subject. You would need a second light source to properly expose the background.

  • How'd you make the video?

  • Believe it or not but I made the video with my wife's Canon SD-600 digital camera. I took several clips and assembled them with Adobe.

  • As always great instructional video...Keep them coming btw how do you like the 50D? I hope santa is good 2 me this year.....

  • I am loving the 50D! I work with the D300 quite often for my sort of day job. While the D300 is a great camera, I still like the 50D much better. I'm hoping I'll get another one for Christmas...lol. Glad you enjoyed the video.

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  • Really like how you explain photography!

  • OMG!! thank you for sharing this video. I was shown to do High key with 3 lights minimum I have shoot to do soon and I wanted to do High Key and I am so glad you were so nice to share this knowledge with everyone! God Bless you

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  • This is one of the most helpful videos I've seen. I always thought high key was just overexposed. Thanks for the easy to understand explanation and for showing the histogram.

  • MarkHyo, Excellent intro to High Key! Thank you!

  • Great information, Thanks!

  • Keep em coming!

  • @lightdances Thanks...just he info I needed for my D80, :)

  • @vaskel , How were you able to synce the 285 to the D40?

  • Excellent video! You should make more

  • Thank you so much for explaining what a high key image is. There are so many dopes who think it's just a white background or over exposed image.

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