# High Key

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The High Key tool emulates the look achieved by high key lighting, where the main light source slightly overexposes the subject. This technique produces bright, high-contrast images and is often used in fashion and beauty photography.

#### Standard Settings <a href="#h_01h9tahqermnd1372j50mtycew" id="h_01h9tahqermnd1372j50mtycew"></a>

* **Amount**. This slider allows you to set the intensity of the High Key effect.
* **Standard High Key**. This slider affects the image globally.
* **Dynamic High Key**. This slider is more limited in its effect, considering skin tones as it applies the High Key effect to the image.
* **Blacks**. Use this slider to maintain contrast in the darkest areas of your image.

#### Advanced Settings <a href="#h_01h9tahqerv326745rkm0ysg58" id="h_01h9tahqerv326745rkm0ysg58"></a>

* **Glow**. This slider controls the behavior of the brighter areas of the photo.
* **Contrast**. This slider affects the overall contrast in the image (the relative difference between the lightest and darkest areas).
* **Saturation**. This slider determines if the overall image becomes washed out or stays richly saturated.