✦Amount: You may have heard the
terms high key or low key lighting.
Simply put, high key lighting is
bright and evenly lit, usually having
a bright background and a low
light ratio of approximately 2:1.
Conversely, low-key lighting is dra-
matic lighting, often featuring dark,
shadowy areas and ratios of at
least 3:1 or higher.
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3.5 Example of a low-key image.
3.6 The amount of light can drastically change the mood in an
image. This is an example of a high-key image.
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