high key processing? help please.

[circa]

I believe this type of processing is referred to as high key. Anyways, I was wondering what type of processing in photoshop you'd have to go through to get the "metallic" look on people (and other things).

Here's an example, photo: Jill Greenberg.

http://i.realone.com/assets/rn/img/6/4/5/0/14980546-14980549-slarge.jpg

Any help is greatly appreciated.

[bobbyz]

I don't think this is high key at all.

[beethy-]

This is mostly just lighting and makeup :)

[CeeJayCee]

High key is a photograph that is composed mainly of light tones, with a limited amount of shadow or mid-tones.

The example picture you have posted is not high key.

[form]

Metal/silver reflectors, umbrellas, etc., and makeup, can give the shimmer. That's not a high key image.

[Lightworks Imaging]

Not high key. But he looks like someone scared the bejeezus out of him...

[Picture North Carolina]

I am not a portrait photographer, but wouldn't this be considered poorly thought-out lighting placement? By that I mean the one light placed behind and to the right of the subject has created a horrendous earring shadow and another large shadow from what appears to be a wart.

I realize backlighting like this may be traditional, but shouldn't a good portrait photographer modify lighting on certain subjects so that it does not create distractions and problems? But then again, maybe the whole exercise was to create the bizarre.

[yogestee]

High key is a photograph that is composed mainly of light tones, with a limited amount of shadow or mid-tones.

The example picture you have posted is not high key.

Definitely not a highkey.

This is a highkey..