What is high-profile photography?

When you have a certain understanding of exposure, you might as well challenge yourself to do this exercise: take high-profile and low-key photos. These seemingly simple photos really challenge your understanding of exposure. The former aims to keep the image whitest and the details whitest. The goal of the latter is to keep the image blackest and the details not black. Strictly speaking, there should be no absolute corresponding color between the blackest and whitest, that is, absolute white should not be seen in low-key photos and absolute black should not be seen in high-profile photos. Of course, it depends on the subject you choose to shoot and how to control the exposure. For example, eyes and hair are a big obstacle to shooting Asians with high-profile portraits. Look at the photos above. Black eyes stand out. The so-called little red among evergreen trees is the most successful. What is low-key photography?

Low-key photography is not widely used in portrait shooting, because its emotional color is stronger and deeper than high-key photography. From the visual experience, low-key photos have the effect of gathering the viewer's line of sight, and the main body is more prominent, which is often used for shooting in the shed. When taking low-key portrait photos, it is usually to use artificial light source or a beam of light "through the window" to illuminate the characters in the dark environment. Although this technology is not commonly used, it can sometimes produce good results and get wonderful photos. In the specific shooting, we should pay attention to the Shouguang area and location of the model, and hesitate to take a low-key photo with a big name contrast. If the model receives uneven light or the angle and position of light are incorrect, it will affect the aesthetic feeling of the task in the picture. In exposure control, we should also pay attention to the choice of metering method. The theme of the photo makes people look good, so we should use spot metering mode to measure people's faces to ensure the correct exposure of the theme and the successful creation of the overall tone of the photo.