Statues and pillars, Durham Cathedral

Dark shadow tune the performance of the deep atmosphere of Durham Cathedral. Lexicographer Samuel Johnson's statue in meditation, but the performance to life, a form of meditation and serious atmosphere occupies painting

Sunlight streaming into the church through the left side of the window can not be seen in the photo above image to gray and light gray tone led. Despite the prospect of a deceased knight's tomb, but this picture Bi Dulun Cathedral photos showed more optimism. Brighter tone is perhaps the reason for this difference.
A photo can be a high-profile (bright tone based), low-key (dark tone-based) or mixed. Atmosphere of high-profile and low-key photo similar to this? In most cases, both emotional vary greatly. In the Church of England series, there are two photos (see Figure 2 and Figure 3) can explain some of the key points of contrast and overall tone. Although very camera tripod similar to the content of the image, even in the conception, there are some similar, but in Durham Cathedral shooting a darker overall tone, ranging from white contrast (although two tone almost equal The black span). For me, this one has a contemplative atmosphere of a shooting in Hereford Cathedral contains more hope and optimism - despite the fact that Durham Cathedral, the statue is a're reading Hereford statue is a dead knight.
Say, dark tone will evoke emotions of sadness and bright tone will evoke optimism? Not necessarily, but I think this trend will have them in most Flash Trigger cases. This is not a rule (we should always be taken to avoid the so-called "rules", as they often lapse), but there will be a certain degree of universality: it are often correct. Just think about, you can find our everyday language can almost be divided into two kinds: we often said "a bright mood", "shadow mood, or someone has a" happy sun character, somehow ominous The atmosphere is like "clouded". This is understandable, because our visual language can be translated into photography, and visual language to convey our feelings. Overall, the high-profile works easily generate positive emotions, prone to gloomy pessimism and low-key works.
If you want to contrast or tone of the expression of emotions and the photo does not match, then your work will be greatly reduced. Sometimes I believe that this Camera Equipment issue should be attributed to an unwritten rule: All photos should be white and black, as well as between the gray tone (except in the the pictorial photography can cancel midtones). This rule not only can not be written, and should ignore. I will use two examples to illustrate.