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Some basic tips for beginners 📸

Low key photography- Enter the dark side 

By a very simple technique you can bring instant drama to your pic like the pic I have shown you !
Ayush Parashar

What is low key image ? 🤷

Low key photography is a very challenging form of photography consisting of  shooting dark colored scenes and emphasizing natural and artificial light, this photographic style is usually used to create mysterious atmosphere and often implies painting objects or human body with black non-toxic dyes or pigments.


But it's not so much hard as it's look like, know how??🙋

You don’t need any elaborate equipment to shoot amazing low key images. To create a low key image, all you need is your camera and one light source. 


1. Keep the background dark.🧙


Even if you don't have a studio, you can still shoot amazing low key images.Block off all light in one room so that if the door is closed, you could see nothing. Use the adjoining room as the light source.


2. Use Candles and Torches.🕯️

Another great (and affordable!) way to use low key lighting is by experimenting with candles and torches This type of lighting can be ideal if you want to elicit a gothic or romantic feel. Both candles and torches are easy to use and definitely cheap.

3. Camera settings📸

You should try to keep your ISO low and aperture wide open. You can start by setting your ISO to 100 or as low as possible on your camera.  This is quite important because low ISO will make your image dark and noise-free. Once you’re satisfied with your choice of ISO, you can adjust your shutter speed and aperture and achieve the desired effect for the light you've chosen.

Pro tips for mobile users 🤫🤓

1) Expose correctly from the start.

Make sure you actually tap on the subject on your phone’s screen so the camera sets the proper exposure (and focus).

2) Go manual.

If you really want to get the most of your images, learn to manually adjust settings such as the aforementioned shutter speed and ISO.

3) Stabilize your shot.

Lean on a stable surface to stabilize your shot whenever possible. Even if your phone already has optical image stabilization, this allows it to use an even longer shutter speed and/or lower ISO settings without your hand’s shakiness interfering.

4) Nail the white balance.

Good white balance can be the difference between natural colors and looking like you have alien skin and yellow teeth


5) Don’t zoom.

If you need to get a better look at your subject, move closer. Besides being a quintessential artistic tip, it’s the better option as the digital zoom on smartphones is virtually useless.


6) Use your native aspect ratio and resolution.

Another apparent no-brainer: the higher the resolution, the more detail in your images. However, many people don’t realize that switching your aspect ratio could mean you’re cropping your images and lowering the effective resolution.


7) Shoot Raw on Android and Windows.

Unlike jpegs, Raw files are uncompressed and unprocessed. This means they can be modified a lot more, including setting your own sharpening, recovering crushed shadows, saving blown highlights and finding the perfect white balance.

8) Use filters and edits wisely.

Some photographers also like to use a technique called exposing to the right, where they take a brighter-than-necesary photo and darken it later to reduce shadow noise.


9) Convert to black and white.

More than just being melodramatically artsy, black and white photos eliminate the harshness of digital color noise and make it look more like film grain.


10) Know thy camera.

Last but not least, every smartphone camera is different, so learn your gear’s strengths and weaknesses.

Use these tips andashow me your pictures I will put them on my blog with your name mentioned 🤩😋.

My email address:- omdev1009@gmail.com

Please let me know if it's useful and which type of photography tips are you looking for 😊 Do tell me in comments👇

Thanks so much readers for your time 🌺🌼

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