High Key Image Bank

This image appears as very minimalistic. The only visible components of the image are seen to the right of the frame as the couple hold each other lovingly. This effect causes a contrast to form between the people and their background. The only thing that the audience should be aware of are the people within the image. This reflects how the couple only care about one another, forgetting everything else in the world.

This image features a low angle of a tall building. The use of high key imagery within the image causes certain tones to blend seamlessly into each other. The blend at the peak of the skyscraper causes the building to appear endless in the grey sky. 

This image features a leopard sitting in a tree, overlooking emptiness from a tree. The association of the animal and its natural habitat contrast extremely with the cleaness of the background. As a result, the subject pops against the background instead of blending into the similar tones of its habitat, standing out to audiences.

This image features a small boat sailing across a calm river. The effect of the high key imagery causes the image to appear somewhat soothing as the boat calmly makes it way across the clean river. There is not much background action to disrupt this peaceful imagery. The image can also raise connotations of loneliness against an endless void if you look from another perspective.

This image features a wedding photo as the bride and groom make their way into the reception where their friends are located. Without high key lighting, the image may appear bland, or fairly standard. With the effect of high key lighting, the image appears dreamlike, trading in any pointless background for a vast whiteness which adds more focus to be drawn on the couple and their friends on their special day.

This image is a fairly straightforward portrait of a man smoking a cigarette. However, the use of high key lighting causes contrasts on the face of the person in a way that makes him stand out more from the background. The effect also gives the man a smoother skin tone, removing a lot of wrinkles and other impurities in the process.