Image 2: Original image in Adobe Lightroom
Image 2: High key colour
This image, taken at sunset, captured a range of colours in the sky and water reflections.
To make adjustments, I first opened the image in Adobe Lightroom and converted it into black and white.
I then used the Curve tool to create two versions of the image: high key and low key.
When the two images were ready, I switched the colours back on.
I compared the results (two versions of each high and low key).
My observations were as follows:
It was interesting to note how the whole mood of the image has changed with each adjustment.
Whilst both black and white images display an accepted tonal values and range, the colour images appeared unreal and exposed incorrectly.
The colour high key image lacks colour and definition. It seems washed out and bleak. The colour low key image developed a very rich and deep but unnatural blue. It also appears incorrectly exposed and is lacking detail, particularly in shadow areas.
There was a clear difference in how different colours appear in black and white images. The exercise demonstrated that some colours are affected more than others. It was possible to make additional adjustments and apply filters in Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop to correct each individual colour and its appearance in a black and white image.
Image 2: High key colour
Image 2: High key black and white
Image 2: Low key black and white
Image 2: Low key colour
