That elephant image was just stunning, I would have just left it thinking the overcast sky Made it quite flat, but it turned out fantastic almost like a painting ,fit for print, awesome stuff, cheers.
Thanks so much. This was a great tutorial and I will definitely be much more on the lookout for these opportunities which are outside of the golden hours when the sun is high and photos can look very flat. Look forward to more of your wildlife tutorials
Thank you for these awesome techniques! If you do not know them already but the shortcut to check for overexposure it is "J" and if you want to see what the image looked like before you edited it, you could also use the "\" key. You taught me the "O" key shortcut for the mask overlay in this video so thank you for that!
@@TheSafariExpert Thank you for that one, that is probably the most useful command of them all! I am definitely going to make use of it to get my workflow even faster!
This was such a great watch! I have recently started dabbling into B&W photography and this explains exactly what I was looking for. Thank you and you earned yourself a subscriber.
Great, helpful video as always Villiers. Just referred back to it now to try my hand at the high key. Would love to know if it is possible to do with a busy background & if so .......how?
great technique that helps me a lot! Thank you. May I ask if my subjects are white in color, e.g. little egret or spoonbills, how do I achieve the same high key or high contrast effect?
You can overexpose the image to bring out more of the white in the feathers, but if the background is not dark, you might struggle to create a nice effect. High key photos rely on natural contrast between the subject and the background to work well.
How is there so little noise in the shadows ? When i raise the exposure by +3 on my images like you did on the hippo, my shadows become soo noisy Did you reduced the noise afterwards in lightroom ?
Hi Guillaume. What camera do you use? The better the camera, the higher the dynamic range, which means the more detail you gan get out of the shadows (or highlights) without losing quality in post production. I was using a Nikon D850 here, which has a very high dynamic range.
Thank you so much for your answer. I'm still using my first camera, an EOS550D (rebel T2i). I was planning on upgrading, but you gave me another strong reason for it. I can't afford a full frame (and the lenses) though, so i'm sticking to APSC and considering the 7DII. It certainly won't be as good as the D850 but it should be a great improvment over my old 550D
That will definitely make a difference, Guillaume. You can also consider the Canon 90D - it’s much newer technology than the 7Dmkii. Just remember that you’ll never get the same dynamic range and image quality from an APSC camera vs a full frame...
The choice between the two is a bit like image quality for the 90D against the AF and ergonomics of the 7DII. Second hand 7DII are easier to find also. I know full frame is better in term of image quality, but i'd loose the crop factor and i'd have to upgrade my lenses too. I'm still a student, so i'm not even close to being able to afford that
In this particular case, should i overexpose by 3 stop when taking the photo ? The high lights will become burned, but having usable shadows is more important, don't you think ?
That elephant image was just stunning, I would have just left it thinking the overcast sky Made it quite flat, but it turned out fantastic almost like a painting ,fit for print, awesome stuff, cheers.
Wow, I am so pleased I saw this as I would have deleted some of my photos, but am going to try this 😃😃😃. Subscribed x
This video is high key useful. 😊
I'm glad you think so! 😀
Thanks so much. This was a great tutorial and I will definitely be much more on the lookout for these opportunities which are outside of the golden hours when the sun is high and photos can look very flat. Look forward to more of your wildlife tutorials
Thanks for sharing, Villiers! I would love to see how you manage your files from start to finish
That's a great idea, Ian - I'll add it to the ideas-list 👍😀
Nicely done. I’ve learned a lot in this video.
If you could also do video about image denoise would be much appreciated. Thumbs up 👍🏿
Great Video >> I need to learn more about P Shop/LR for providing Home Decor Wild Life Images
Excellent explanation and to the point. Can't wait to check out more of your videos. This was really helpful.
👏🏻📸😎
Love to see high key of birds. Thanks!
Thank you for these awesome techniques! If you do not know them already but the shortcut to check for overexposure it is "J" and if you want to see what the image looked like before you edited it, you could also use the "\" key. You taught me the "O" key shortcut for the mask overlay in this video so thank you for that!
Geoffrey Ellis, there’s always more awesome shortcuts to learn in Lightroom 🙌🏻🤩 And remember, the shortcut to see all the shortcuts is command + “/“ 😉
@@TheSafariExpert Thank you for that one, that is probably the most useful command of them all! I am definitely going to make use of it to get my workflow even faster!
Great tips all round for amateurs like me. Thank you gentlemen.
Thank you I look forward to seeing more Lightroom tutorials
Debbie Stevens, and I look forward to making them 😁 Let me know if there’s anything specific you want to learn...
This was such a great watch! I have recently started dabbling into B&W photography and this explains exactly what I was looking for. Thank you and you earned yourself a subscriber.
h 2, that’s great news. I’m glad it helped!
That was extremely helpful, a super simple yet effective technique explained in 10 minutes. Thank you very much, I subscribed 👍
I'm glad it was so helpful, Melanie.
That is fantastic! Just love the results and a very simple but effective technique. Thanks very much.
Excellent video, thank you so much.
My pleasure :)
Great video. So informative. Thank you
Great, helpful video as always Villiers. Just referred back to it now to try my hand at the high key. Would love to know if it is possible to do with a busy background & if so .......how?
Dee, it is VERY difficult when you have a busy background, because you won't get that beautiful all-white (or black) background.
thanks villiers really enjoy that look forward to more
I'm glad you enjoyed it, Anthony!
Absolutely phantastic, thank you very much! :-)
great technique that helps me a lot! Thank you. May I ask if my subjects are white in color, e.g. little egret or spoonbills, how do I achieve the same high key or high contrast effect?
You can overexpose the image to bring out more of the white in the feathers, but if the background is not dark, you might struggle to create a nice effect. High key photos rely on natural contrast between the subject and the background to work well.
@@TheSafariExpert thank you for your quick reply, I’ll stick to your advice and hopefully get some nice photos.
Very Nice technique. Thx a lot
Great tutorial, thank you.
Thanks a mil!
Brilliant. Thanks for that
I'm glad you enjoyed it, Eleanor!
I really liked your tips 👍👌
Good job.
This is so great! Would love to see more tutorials 😍
Thanks, Karolina - I'm definitely planning to do more!
Very useful.. Thanks!
Would the picture of the hippo look different if it was a jpeg and you were to edit it the same way
Probably a bit. It’s a lot easier editing a RAW file
This is fantastic, thank you so much!
I'm glad you enjoyed it, Rose!
I would love to see more edits! :)
Josh, I'm definitely planning to do more when I get a chance...
Yes please.
Thanks. I guess your photos was RAW? Will not work as good with jpeg, but I will have a try.
Thank you.‘this is great
You should have used the Rhino and Cheeta images to do the tutorial. The elephant and Hippo were the easy ones
When switching to black and white, is it better to use jpeg or raw photos?
Definitely RAW
Nice, thanks for the info. What was your shutter speed n F # for the hippo, thank you,
1/1600sec + f/6.3
@@TheSafariExpert THANK YOU SO MUCH !!
Nice 🤗❤👍
How is there so little noise in the shadows ? When i raise the exposure by +3 on my images like you did on the hippo, my shadows become soo noisy
Did you reduced the noise afterwards in lightroom ?
Hi Guillaume. What camera do you use? The better the camera, the higher the dynamic range, which means the more detail you gan get out of the shadows (or highlights) without losing quality in post production. I was using a Nikon D850 here, which has a very high dynamic range.
Thank you so much for your answer. I'm still using my first camera, an EOS550D (rebel T2i). I was planning on upgrading, but you gave me another strong reason for it. I can't afford a full frame (and the lenses) though, so i'm sticking to APSC and considering the 7DII. It certainly won't be as good as the D850 but it should be a great improvment over my old 550D
That will definitely make a difference, Guillaume. You can also consider the Canon 90D - it’s much newer technology than the 7Dmkii. Just remember that you’ll never get the same dynamic range and image quality from an APSC camera vs a full frame...
The choice between the two is a bit like image quality for the 90D against the AF and ergonomics of the 7DII. Second hand 7DII are easier to find also. I know full frame is better in term of image quality, but i'd loose the crop factor and i'd have to upgrade my lenses too. I'm still a student, so i'm not even close to being able to afford that
In this particular case, should i overexpose by 3 stop when taking the photo ? The high lights will become burned, but having usable shadows is more important, don't you think ?