Photography Terms Explained: High Key | Learn Photography Tips Blog

Photography Terms Explained: High Key | Learn Photography Tips Blog: High Key means, basically, a photo that is predominantly bright/light – generally with hardly any shadows, and not very contrasty at all (although that’s subjective: a photo can still have quite a bit of contrast and still be classed as high key). Think of a white flower petal lying on a white sheet – that’s high key. But what’s a much better way of explaining just what High Key means? With some photo examples, of course!