​Three different tones to create a black and white landscape

Black and white photographs are usually divided into three tones: high, canvas prints low and medium. High profile refers to a photo that is mostly made up of white and light grey, which is called a high profile photo. Low key refers to the absolute advantage of black and black gray on the photo, that is, by a large number of black and black gray composition of the photo is called low key photo. Between high profile and low profile, there is no absolute advantage of black or white photos are called mid-tone photos.

The use of black and white tones

Black and white photos are usually shot in the middle. In order to use a lot of black or white in the high-key and low-key photos, canvas prints online it helps to strengthen some kind of expressive force and artistic appeal, and also brings the limitation in the subject and content, as well as the weak three-dimensional sense of the picture. Although the middle tone has no strengthened artistic appeal in terms of tone, it is freer in terms of various themes and contents. And the sense of depth is relatively strong, which is why so many photos are in the middle.

High profile photos can give a person light, pure, beautiful, floating frames australia lively, comely, quiet, quietly elegant and comfortable feeling, often used for the performance of bright beautiful scenery, light color of still life, animals, etc., in portrait photography, used for the performance of children, girls, doctors and other effects are better. Low-key photos can give a person mysterious, solemn, melancholy, reserved, deep, sedate, rough, and stubborn and so on. In the middle of a strong contrast, often give a person a sense of anger, power, and excitement; Contrast insipid, often give a person a kind of desolate, depressed, plain sense.

It is worth noting that these functions of tone only "help to strengthen" certain artistic effects, and only when they are combined with specific content can they play corresponding strengthening effects, which kind of strengthening effect needs to be determined by the shooting content. In the relationship between form and content, the content rather than the form plays a decisive role. This requires the photographer in the use of tone this composition factor, the first to consider whether the subject is appropriate to use high or low. For the sake of high profile and high profile, for the sake of low profile and low profile approach, often self-defeating, counterproductive.

When considering the use of high or low profile, it should also be noted whether the depth of the subject's color (including the subject and the background) is suitable for high or low profile shooting. This consideration should be proactive, which means that consideration should be given to the possibility of using photographic techniques such as filters and light distribution to control the tonal reproduction of the scene.

In the composition of high and low profile photos, pay attention to a small amount of powerful black on the picture, otherwise, high profile photos often look weak and pale. The subject light of a high profile photo is smaller than appropriate. Note that there is a small amount of bright white on the screen for low-profile photos; otherwise, low-profile photos tend to appear dark and dull. The subject light in a low-key photo is larger than it should be.

In black and white photography, the control of high and low profile photo exposure is usually: take a high profile photo than the normal exposure to increase a block, in order to enhance the high-profile Anacreontic degree. Take low-profile photos with one less exposure than normal to ensure a strong black tone. Of course, also can borrow the normal exposure volume to take high or low profile photos, and then make corresponding adjustments in the magnification of the photo, large canvas prints cheap high profile photos of a little less exposure; Zoom in on low-profile photos for more exposure.