Low-key lighting is ideal for adding a mood to black-and-white photographs. This is a photography lighting technique that employs a single light source, known as the key light. Images with deep shadows result from using a low-key light with little or no fill light. A low-key setup is high contrast and relies on the careful […]
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A good black and white portrait photo will sometimes catch our eye more than a color portrait. What factors contribute to a good black-and-white portrait? Why is this medium so enduringly appealing? Portraits in black and white can be refreshingly simple. By limiting the amount of color information that the eye can perceive, the subtle
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Come on, let’s go! Accept it. Most of us have never handled photographic film. If you’re under the age of 35, I suppose that statement is mostly true. Those of us over the age of 35 have probably not touched a film in nearly two decades. We are all aware that the origins of photography
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