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# Low-key Naturalistic Photography

How an artist used Relio² to shoot low-key, high-contrast photographs in full daylight.

Guido Bartoli is a computer scientist with an incredibly strong passion for photography. He’s a long-term Relio user and supporter. For this personal project, he used Relio² to battle sunlight and create astouding low-key photographs in full daylight. @guidobartoli80



A light so powerful... it obscured the Sun.

Take a Relio light, some beautiful flowers and a sunny day. This is what you can achieve with a single Relio in full daylight. Pretty amazing, isn't it? Thanks to Guido Bartoli for shooting these marvellous photographs.

Here below you can read the author's comment on this project.

Chiaroscura

“Chiaroscura” is a personal project on the contrast between two very different floral representations: watercolors and photographs.
I decided to take the photos in order to simulate the pictorial style of the "chiaroscuro" made famous by Michelangelo and Rembrandt in their still lives. It starts from a very dark background, usually black, from which the shapes, regardless of their colors, come off thanks to a strong light that generates a sharp contrast with the foreground.

A suitable light source

I started looking for a continuous light illuminator that had the following characteristics:

– A light and portable setup that can be easily positioned by hand around the flowers
– A high luminous intensity to obtain an exposure that simulates the chiaroscuro effect, but also the possibility to regulate its power (dimming)
– A high quality color rendering for a faithful reproduction of flower colors

The chioce of Relio

Relio was the ideal choice for this project. The compactness of the unit and the possibility to power it with a simple USB powerbank, allowed me to take all the photos using only two people (one behind the camera and the other to direct the light). Given the strong brightness produced by the unit, it was possible to shoot in broad daylight.

The advantages of high-chroma lighting

I was very struck by the brilliance and richness of the colors that Relio managed to bring out in these subjects, just as if the flowers had been illuminated by sunlight. The same is true for the fine texture of petals, which mediocre lighting tends to knead with the rest of the contours.

Final words

I am very satisfied with the final result and I can strongly recommend Relio for any photographic project that has as its object the lighting of natural subjects with bright colors such as flowers or still life.

Get in touch with the Author

Guido Bartoli
www.guidobartoli.com
ITALY


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