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(Pictures From The Web) Elements of Art
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Tonal Contrast
ELEMENTS OF ART (Pictures from the web) - Value
Value: Refers to the lightness or darkness of a color.
Full Tonal Range: Having very light and very dark aspects in the photo
> This photo of a man clearly has full tonal range. There are very white and very black tones.
Muddy: low contrast photo
> It is clear that there does not exist very white and very black tones. This photo all consists of midtones.
Low key (lighting) - mostly dark
> This photo of a man clearly is mostly dark and thus has low key lighting.
High key (lighting) - mostly white
> This photo of a girl clearly is mostly white and thus has high key lighting.