Yeah, I like the soft bright look of wildlife in winterscapes. Some animals like snowy owls are difficult to edit since their feathers are so white. Start loosing the outline of the owl with only a slight adjustment to the edit. All in all it works well.
Yes! Thank you so much for sharing-it's so encouraging to hear that. Knowing you and others are looking forward to my videos motivates me to work even harder to create quality content. I'm always striving to improve and innovate, and the benefits truly go both ways! Thanks for following along!
Another great video Matt, I have learned a lot from your editing tutorials and it has helped me improve my images. Thanks for all your efforts to help us be better photographers. Merry Christmas to you and your family and wishing you great shooting in 2025!!
Hi Keith, Thank you so much for your kind words and support! It means a lot to hear that my tutorials have helped you improve your photography-your progress is what makes it all worthwhile. The feedback is great to hear. I'm constantly learning and brushing up on my skills to then pass along now on UA-cam. Always learning 😄Merry Christmas to you and your family as well, and here’s to an amazing 2025 filled with great moments and incredible shots! 🎄📸. Maybe I'll run into you next year!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the videos! Deciding whether an image is best suited for high-key or low-key often comes down to the mood and story you want to convey. High-key works well for bright, uplifting, or minimalist scenes, especially when there’s lots of natural light or soft tones. Low-key, on the other hand, is ideal for dramatic, moody, or contrast-rich subjects. I usually consider the lighting, subject, and overall feel of the image before deciding. Thanks for the great question!
Thank you for watching! Yes, it’s possible to create both high-key and low-key effects in Lightroom by adjusting exposure, highlights, shadows, and contrast. For high-key, you’d brighten the image by increasing exposure and highlights while softening shadows. For low-key, you’d darken the image by lowering exposure and deepening shadows while enhancing contrast. Lightroom gives you a lot of flexibility, though Photoshop can offer even more precision for fine-tuning!
great question! Starting in-camera with a high-key approach is definitely an option, but it depends on the shooting conditions and the creative flexibility I want in post-processing. Sometimes the lighting or the scene doesn’t allow for a true high-key look in-camera, so I capture as much detail as possible and refine it later in Lightroom and Photoshop. This method also gives me more control over the final result to match my vision. I also wanted to show how to edit an image that is clearly not a high-key but rather an under exposed image and transform it into high-key. The image of the raven is quite dark in RAW but a good example of what you can do with the adjustments I shared in Lightroom Thanks for watching and for your feedback! I hope that makes sense.
What do you like more; High-key OR Low-Key images?? What should I edit next?
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Low-key for me.
Low-Key for me too.
@@Aviator168 thanks for the feedback!
@@lukeiamyourfather7736 great feedback
That polar bear image looks sweet! :)
100%, Best shot ever!
This edit for wildlife in winterscapes is 👍.
Yeah, I like the soft bright look of wildlife in winterscapes. Some animals like snowy owls are difficult to edit since their feathers are so white. Start loosing the outline of the owl with only a slight adjustment to the edit. All in all it works well.
Enjoying this with my coffee in hand. Thanks
Coffee and creativity-a great combination!
love your channel Matt, I look forward every week to new ones
Yes! Thank you so much for sharing-it's so encouraging to hear that. Knowing you and others are looking forward to my videos motivates me to work even harder to create quality content. I'm always striving to improve and innovate, and the benefits truly go both ways! Thanks for following along!
Great video, very well explained, very informative! I wish you a Merry Christmas!!
Happy to hear it, Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones too! Cheers
Thank you for this video . Merry Christmas to you
Thank you! And a Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones too!
Another great video Matt, I have learned a lot from your editing tutorials and it has helped me improve my images. Thanks for all your efforts to help us be better photographers. Merry Christmas to you and your family and wishing you great shooting in 2025!!
Hi Keith, Thank you so much for your kind words and support! It means a lot to hear that my tutorials have helped you improve your photography-your progress is what makes it all worthwhile. The feedback is great to hear. I'm constantly learning and brushing up on my skills to then pass along now on UA-cam. Always learning 😄Merry Christmas to you and your family as well, and here’s to an amazing 2025 filled with great moments and incredible shots! 🎄📸. Maybe I'll run into you next year!
This is info I will definitely use! Thanks for taking me along!
You are very welcome, thanks for watching!
Great video. Both of them. How does one determine whether a particular image is best suited for high or low key?
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the videos!
Deciding whether an image is best suited for high-key or low-key often comes down to the mood and story you want to convey. High-key works well for bright, uplifting, or minimalist scenes, especially when there’s lots of natural light or soft tones. Low-key, on the other hand, is ideal for dramatic, moody, or contrast-rich subjects. I usually consider the lighting, subject, and overall feel of the image before deciding. Thanks for the great question!
Thanks for your video. Is there a way to make high key and low key images only using Lightroom?
Thank you for watching! Yes, it’s possible to create both high-key and low-key effects in Lightroom by adjusting exposure, highlights, shadows, and contrast. For high-key, you’d brighten the image by increasing exposure and highlights while softening shadows. For low-key, you’d darken the image by lowering exposure and deepening shadows while enhancing contrast. Lightroom gives you a lot of flexibility, though Photoshop can offer even more precision for fine-tuning!
Seems easy enough.
it is :)
Hi Matt, I like your videos but why don't you start in your camera with high-key?
great question! Starting in-camera with a high-key approach is definitely an option, but it depends on the shooting conditions and the creative flexibility I want in post-processing. Sometimes the lighting or the scene doesn’t allow for a true high-key look in-camera, so I capture as much detail as possible and refine it later in Lightroom and Photoshop. This method also gives me more control over the final result to match my vision.
I also wanted to show how to edit an image that is clearly not a high-key but rather an under exposed image and transform it into high-key. The image of the raven is quite dark in RAW but a good example of what you can do with the adjustments I shared in Lightroom
Thanks for watching and for your feedback! I hope that makes sense.
@@MattShannonPhoto thanks for the answer ,for shure it make sense 😊👌🏻
@ great to hear! Cheers