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PCA184 – Low Key
Sunday, November 20 - Sunday, December 4, 2011
Image Tag: pca184
We tried this 96 assignments ago. Let's give it another shot.
The assignment is to photograph any subject using low key lighting style. Low Key photography is dominated by black, and highlights are used to paint in the detail. Its more than just an underexposed photo, and its more than just a black background. Low Key should have some amount of pure white or at least highlights in it, and usually does not have a lot of middle-gray. Some research on the web will quickly show that there is a wider than expected definition to low key so some studying may be in order.
WIT:
A shamelessly sentimental photograph of me fooling around with my wife.
The setup was similar to last week except the light was above us and slightly behind. I was inspired to do this by a film poster that I saw coming out of the cinema tonight. It took me a while to figure out how the light was positioned to light both the actor and actresses faces - Anne pointed out that it must be above and behind them because the actress was looking back and up at the actor.
It is quite tough to get the focus right when you are also in the shot. I used my little 50mm f1.8 prime lens (best value for money ever!) and set the aperture at f7.1 and experimented with exposure till I got the right shot.
I would have liked to have had more light in the eyes but a reflector brought in too much light and spoiled the low key effect for me.
I did some tweaking in photoshop to remove stray hands and trouser legs that seemed to add confusion to the shot - it isn't obvious that I am sitting behind Anne (who is kneeling) so it was a little confusing to see a knee sticking out there.
the background is a combination and blend of textures that I DL at texturemate .
Textures Numbers : 835 , 881, 2845 , 2851 .
word clouds made from a song ( "Lovefool" by the Cardigans ) via Wordle .
layer styles applied on the words on several layers .
Wordle is a program , ( Java applet ) that generates “word clouds” from any text that you provide.
The clouds give greater prominence to those words that appear more frequently in the source text.
This seems like a useful tool for providing a quick overview of the main concepts addressed in a text.
We had fun on April Fool's. No coffee?! That's a cruel joke
And special thanks to SleepyNeko for using the CC license! We used her photo and love it! Thanks SleepyNeko!
Why the Fool? Because this was the very last shot I took with my demo Carl Zeiss 2/50 - and I was a fool for trying, now that I HAVE to buy it. ;) But this is a pure SOOC - no crop, no color adjustment, no nada! I took this for my Lenscrack group ( www.flickr.com/groups/lenscrack/ ) - in which this month's assignment is SOOC. Nikon D700 + Carl Zeiss 50mm The journey is the reward. Please, no group invitations or badges.
April Fool's joke from fdsflickertoys
1. edward, 2. leashed, 3. these eyes, 4. saturday..., 5. paws, 6. weary edward, 7. open wide, 8. burrowing owl,
9. fantasia beauty, 10. my son, 11. sunrise, 12. latino cultural center, 13. clyde, doing his morning duty, 14. brown stretching, 15. sleepy paws, 16. ipod vending machine?,
17. cheers to friends, 18. a little privacy...please, 19. if a peacock is albino-ish..., 20. chewing bamboo, 21. cuckoo lunch, 22. making a sauce, 23. gateway arch, 24. mutual gazing,
25. i feel special, 26. Manolo Blahnik sketches, 27. living room..., 28. juxtaposition, 29. beautiful bonnie, 30. headshot, 31. cropped, 32. the other side,
33. gorilla, 34. need some help, 35. Trans-Island Skyway 1 of 6, 36. think that's a wig?, 37. latino cultural center, 38. don't want to be here, 39. suspended animation, 40. i know, it wouldn't hurt me to smile,
41. harpy eagle profile, 42. dinner tonight 1 of 4, 43. looking a bit higher up, 44. now for something completely different, 45. my mal shot, 46. my beautiful daughter, 47. toad in the hole..., 48. cheers to the group,
49. bridge over the charles, 50. expressive, 51. stuff in my cam bag..., 52. eww gross dad!, 53. our suite, 54. on the lookout, 55. gecko, 56. bonnie and clyde,
57. just a test..., 58. evan, our youngest..., 59. tory, the project coordinator, 60. deciding what to do..., 61. one the cops missed, 62. our first view, 63. on the way home, 64. heffalump,
65. maybe they're just lonely, 66. there were some clues, 67. looking west from the east drive on tahoe, 68. scruffiness, 69. found framed photo, 70. santa fe, 71. six flags, 72. the big ticket guys
Created with fd's Flickr Toys.
“Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed.” - Mark Twain
For Macro Monday: Fools Gold
When I checked BigHugeLabs to see if I had anything in Explore, I found that much to my surprise, all 2,252 of my photos were in Explore! April Fools! I only made a poster of the first page.
1. Crocheted Christmas Tree, 2. Private Dining 3-2-2009YIP (Explore #309 on 3-3-2009), 3. Care To Join Me In A Sunflower Snack?, 4. Flickritis?, 5. Murray, 6. Thomas as Mattress, Again, 7. I See You, 8. Thanks from Megan,
9. Marley, 10. Easter Wreath, 11. The Lion and The Lamb?, 12. Catloaf Interrupted, 13. Gremlin, 14. Catloaf x2, 15. Gimme an "E",... oh, Wait, Gimmie a "3", 16. Hexagons (Explored #20 on February 27, 2009),
17. Calvin, 18. Black And White Moon, 19. Mailbox, 20. Socks That Rock Chevron Scarf, 21. Chevron Scarf, 22. Cats Squared 3-4-2009YIP, 23. Socks That Rock Chevron Scarf, 24. Creatures of the Reef,
25. Sunflower and Bee, 26. Alex vs. the Cat-Eating Couch, 27. Wee Wonderful Lion, 28. Purseycat, 29. Alex From Another Angle, 30. Full House at the Food Bar, 31. Blech! What's On Your Fur?, 32. Rockette Cat,
33. I'm Really Trying to Sleep, Here, 34. Gremlin, 35. It's a bird..it's a plane...no, it's....., 36. Gimme That Sandwich!, 37. Muffin and Alex, 38. Clapotis, 39. Socks That Rock Rhodonite, 40. Sunset,
41. Family Portrait, 42. Ta-Da!!! Hangin' On By My Toes!, 43. Unfinished FolK Quilt, 44. BFF, 45. No Ice Skating, 46. Alex And Dusty, 47. Are You Still There? 3-22-2009YIP, 48. What's Behind My Monitor?,
49. Log Cabin Quilt, 50. Squirrel, 51. Summer Dream, 52. Nearly Full Moon, 53. Sandy Hook Sunset, 54. Unfinished Cross Stitch, 55. Look, Ma, I Can Stand on Two Legs!, 56. Too Lazy to Hold My Head Up.,
57. Never Mind Three Dog Night, This Is A Seven Cat Night, 58. Meggie, 59. Megan Under The Lamp, 60. Megan Under The Lamp, 61. Happy Furry Friday, 62. Is He Gone Yet?, 63. Farmhouse, 64. Gingerbread Galore,
65. Gremlin, 66. Or Is This The Right Fabric?, 67. Sun Through the Trees, 68. I'm Not Doing Anything, Either, 69. No More Pictures, Please, 70. Getting Chilly, 71. Squirrel, 72. ladybug
Created with fd's Flickr Toys.
The setting sun from Belstone Common, North Dartmoor on the 1st April (Fool's Day).
Best viewed on black.
A-board sign outside a bar in Columbia, Missouri that says "I'm not saying you'd be a fool to pass up a beer, but..."
Some time ago I had a job shooting some modelling photos for clothes and yoga/fitness outfits. After the shoot we had some time fooling around with the camera.
Mi nuevo BJD *^* // My new BJD
El Bufón, personaje de las novelas de Robin Hobb //
The Fool from Robin Hobb's books
-Make: by me
-Eyes: Lua garo eyes
-Wig: Monique Gold GINGER 8-9 num: 7081-Lt Peach Bleach BLD
-Shirt: Eternaldolls
-Cloak: Firiel
I had Woodland cut me a logo, since I'm pretty sure I could never hand-cut something like this as well as their CNC machines. Turned out pretty nice, IMO. Set me back $46, but still. This will be going on the backdrop, which is rusting nicely now.
It is fools gold. I think that if I discovered fools gold I would be just as excited as I would be if I found real gold.
April Fools.... only a few are actually in Explore right... like my Lovely Poppy (#1 photo here on this list..)..... I know, I know, it shouldn't mean anything that I made Explore, but it is fun!
1. A very lovely Poppy, 2. Pretty Panseys All in a Row..., 3. Three Images in one!, 4. The sun sets on a hot day..., 5. Ahhhh, now you've gone and ruffled my feathers!, 6. Water Drops, 7. Water Lilly's, 8. A Brilliant Pink!,
9. I fell asleep and when I awoke...., 10. An Ants eye view..., 11. Excuse me, don't feed who???, 12. Just a water drop or two..., 13. Haiku Moon, 14. A lovely pink Rose..., 15. Just a bit of fluff...., 16. A touch of yellow,
17. Little Sweet Willie..., 18. Pretty n' Pink, 19. Adrift..., 20. Love Upside Down!, 21. A Lazy afternoon of fishing..., 22. He's just starting to get pollen on his legs..., 23. Take Off!!!, 24. Sun Worshiper,
25. A Garden Overgrown, a joy to behold!, 26. Is it true??? Oh yes, Autumn is here!!!, 27. Who is at the window?, 28. One Wild and Crazy Egg!!!, 29. Pink Flower, 30. A textural walk through Walmart, 31. A look into the World of Poppy's, 32. Cacti,
33. Allergies abound..., 34. OK! Can I have everyone's attention please....., 35. Just one of the flock!, 36. He was looking right at me...., 37. Ravaged by bugs..., 38. Pink Protea, 39. Stalking it's prey...., 40. Yellow Roses For My Flickr Friends!,
41. A Pink Camelia, 42. Flower or seeds?, 43. In the Garden Basking in the Sun..., 44. "On a Wing and a Prayer!", 45. How I see myself..., 46. In the Grotto..., 47. A Lady!, 48. Honey Bee,
49. Proud Peacock!, 50. Just Flying By..., 51. Yellow Beauties Bathing in the Sun.., 52. High Above the Clouds..., 53. Contemplation..., 54. A Proud Egg, 55. Reaching towards the Sun..., 56. Five Nuns,
57. The Bee Dwarfed the Flower..., 58. Yellow Stamen Framed, 59. Self-Portrait, 60. I have the evidence...., 61. Water Drop, 62. Is it 4th of July yet???, 63. Bursting with Color!, 64. Deep in the weeds...,
65. A coffee pot from the past, 66. A pale yellow vision of beauty!, 67. Sunset at Sacramento, 68. Thoughts of the Past..., 69. Morning Moon Framed, 70. Spotlighted!, 71. Happiness, 72. Beautiful Blue Agapanthis!
Created with fd's Flickr Toys.
14 - Fools
This was meant to be taken for the 1st of April but I've lagged behind a bit. I thought about setting up a prank and trying to photograph it in process but that seemed like an awful lot of effort.
Historically the word fool was used to imply jesters or clowns so I've used the Joker card to demonstrate it. I recruited a couple of very willing individuals to hold the cards to make it a more interesting image. The participants were not recruited because I think they are fools...honest!