This week Mark Wallace talks about high key and low key lighting.
In its simplest terms, a high key image is a bright image full of light and mostly white tones whilst a low key image is a dark with minimal lighting and rich in black tones and lots of shadow areas. Let’s explore these two dramatic lighting alternatives.
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