Take High key portraits for instance. Images like the featured photograph use soft lighting and contain mostly white or pale tones. High-key lighting is typically free from dark shadows and can contain small darker areas such as the subject’s hair or eyes to keep the portrait from becoming too boring. A

Every photographer has heard this one, nauseatingly more than once: “That’s a really good picture, you must really have a good camera.” But, as usual, there’s more to the story than that…