Sound Shooters: Silhouette

By Hitomi Dames

I wrote about negative space as background in White Space/ Negative Space. 

But you can photograph subject(s) as negative space — just shoot your subject as a silhouette.

♦Silhouette

    Expose for background: The background has to be brighter than the subject.

    You may have to manually focus the lens since the subject is dark.

Canadian geese

Jumping on Richmond Beach

♦Multiple subjects and Partial Silhouettes

December Morning

George Washington and Olympic Mountain Range

The best time for shooting silhouettes is around sunset or sunrise.

Joel Dames Photography

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