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How to Photograph
Silhouettes
1. Choose a Strong Subject
Almost any object can be made into a silhouette, however
some are better than others. Choose something with a
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6. In Auto Mode
Most modern digital cameras have automatic metering
which are pretty good at sensing how to expose a
photograph so that everything is well lit. The problem with
this is that most cameras are so smart that they will light
up your subject instead of underexposing it to get a
silhouette so you need to trick it. Most cameras work out
the exposure levels in auto mode when you push your
shutter half way down (at the same time that they focus).
So point your camera at the brightest part of your picture
and then press the shutter halfway down (dont let go).
Then move your camera back to frame your shot with the
subject where you want it and then finish taking the shot.
With most digital cameras this will result in a silhouetted
subject. In effect what youre doing is tricking your camera
into thinking that the bright part of the image is the mid
tone of it so that anything darker than it will be exposed
as a nice dark shadow.
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7. Manual
Mode
If this technique doesnt
work and your camera
has controls to allow
manual exposure or
exposure compensation
you might like to try some of your own settings. The
beauty of digital is that you can experiment to your hearts
content until you get the result youre after.
A simple way to start using manual mode is to look at the
shutter speed and aperture that it suggests in automatic
mode and to start from there. If in auto mode your
subject is too light (ie you need to make it darker) stop
down the shutter speed a stop or two and see what
impact that has. Use the bracketing technique that I
described in my previous tip on sunrises and sunsets to
get a variety of shots at slightly different exposures.
8. Focusing
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RosaleeZammuto 10monthsago
Formesilhouettesareeasyandfuntoworkonatapond,
notthatI'manexpert.
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SuzetteBarnett 6monthsago
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SuzetteBarnett 6monthsago
I'vehadluckwithsilhouettesbytrickingmycamera's
Automode,perstep6ofyourarticle.Workingon
improvingeveryday...Keepthetipscoming!Suzette|
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SrikumarDevulapelli 3monthsago
IwasluckytophotographthissilhouetteatReichstag
Dome,Berlin..
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Robert ayearago
OnethingI'vefoundisthatifyoudon'thaveabigenough
lightsourcebehindyoursubject,it'sreallydifficulttoget
thepureblacksilhouette.Ifyou'retryingtogeneratea
silhouettewithaflash,Iwouldrecommendhavingyour
subjectwellawayfromawall(sothelightdoesn'tbleed
aroundthem),andpointingtheflashatthewall.
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Vickie 6monthsago
LOVEsilhouettes...hereisoneofahawkinFloridathatI
willmakeacrossstitchchartfromandoneofmylittle
grandsonatourbarnafterridingthe'horsey'
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Becky 6monthsago
checkthisoutfromourvacationinColorado
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Becky>Becky 6monthsago
whywon'tmyphotoshowup?
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Guest 6monthsago
Silhouettesarealwaysmyfavourites..
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www.enricodigiamberardino.com 8monthsago
Reallynicearticle!Iwanttosignalanotherblogthathas
repostyourarticletranslatedwithoutanykindofcredits
www.seust.it/blog/?p=846like4yearsafter...
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joeyazzie 2monthsago
Thispicwasacoldhazywintersunset.
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RodLogsdon 6monthsago
RE:#8.Usebackbuttonfocus.
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RE:#8.Usebackbuttonfocus.
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Richard>RodLogsdon 6monthsago
*always*
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bsbdhavfjk ayearago
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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RaviMukkavilli ayearago
Nicearticle.Thereisanotherwaytofocus.Youcan
changetheautofocustobackbuttongenerallytoAF
Lockbutton(SettingtheAFLtoAFONviamenu),
becauseofwhichnowthefocusingwillhappenwhenAF
Lbuttonispressed.Oncesubjectisinfocus,releasethe
button,canrecomposethepicture.Butthegoodpartis,
theexposureiscalculatedontherecomposedframe(as
perthemeteringmode).Checkthisarticle.
http://goo.gl/zrs0SY
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Solaire4SunBro ayearago
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nignog>Solaire4SunBro 6monthsago
gr8b8m8Ir88/8
2l8Icorrectedyoum8
Killyourself.Please.
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nignog>nignog 6monthsago
:^)
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cat ayearago
Greatarticle!Willtrytheseatthebeachtomorrow!
HopefullyIcanmakethemworkforme!
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Brestricklen 18hoursago
Ididmy1stsilhouettetheotherdaynlovedhowitturned
outwhatdoyallthinkofit?
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saurabhkumar adayago
Birdsittingatedgeofawatertankwithsunatbackground
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RachaelCordova 5daysago
hereisoneijustdidafewweeksago!
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David2014 2monthsago
Athirdveryhandyoptionfor#8ifyourcameraiscapable
ofitis"backbuttonfocus."
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lummu 4monthsago
Thankyouforthegreatarticle,I'mplanningforasilhoutte
shootandwishifyoucouldhelpme,Ihaveagardenthat
issurroundedby4walls:)andIwishtoshootapregnant
ladystandingbehindathinsheet,I'vetriedtolocatethe
shadowbutthewallsarenothelpingalthoughthereisa
perfectexposureinthegardenduringtheday.My
question:)shallIputartificiallightbehindthesubjector
doesithavetobenaturalsunlightbehindthesubject!
thankyou...
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IsaGamatisHenriette 4monthsago
Ilovesilhouettes.Tomeittellsastory.
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Guest 6monthsago
Silhouettesarealwaysmyfavourites
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Mike97 ayearago
Triedacoupleshotstonightusingitem6abovein
aperturepriority,workedgreat.willtryoutdoorsthis
weekend.
Rob Clayton
Jess Turver
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Riddhi
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Hi Darren,
I really enjoying reading your tips
everyweek.
Right now I am trying to take some
pictures about hockey. Do you have any
suggestions?
thanks.
Alan
Sandi Owl
Ed Fitzgerald
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ajel
thanks ...
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am
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Vijay
Suggestions taken !!
Very good for am amateur with a Canon
1100D
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Tim
Jnr Lavigne
Yeaaah,...Me too :) :) :) :) :)
doodles
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Jnr Lavigne
Wooow, Cool
http://www.flickr.com/photos/confusedsam/5539595608/
"I prefer the edited"
But maybe you need to remove the black
edges that, it makes our eyes are less
comfortable. just a suggestion Friend :)
Be the best :)
sumit
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Nubia
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To Taryn,
Your browser page should have a printer
icon on it, just press it and it will either
print all authomatically or bring up your
printer selection page. Or go to File, Print,
on the Microsoft tool bar on the same
page, (if you have a PC), select the pages
you want printed and print.
Taryn Pyle
A Ram
Mark
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Darren Mc
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I wanted to do one of those retro 80's feel
images and towards the end decided to
light up one of the flowers a bit. My lovely
wife helped with the flower arrangements.
Forgot to take a setup shot for this one, so
here is how it was done:
1 stop diffusion panel for the background
lit from behind by a a 580EXII with a
1/4CTB gel (triggered with a cactus v4).
The speedlite had the wide angle flipout
on and was very low and angled up giving the gradiation and the blueish
background tint.
The top tulip is lit by a YN460 (also
triggered by a cactus v4) with a massive
grid spot on it that just illuminated a very
small area which I initially had illuminating
the flower from the inside but it looked
TOO 80s, so I switched it to light from a
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dokki-kidd
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Corrie
emma
Mike
Mr. Foo,
Cripes, it's a photog website, and if that
was really the only comment you had to
make, keep it to yourself. If you don't have
anything constructive to add, then I agree
with Rob: Shut up. Don't make me f-stop
your aperature.
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Mr. Obvious
Mr. Rob,
You're not very nice. It's very important to
communicate well , and you need to learn
how to punctuate, yourself. Had I not used
that comma you might have wondered
how to punctuate yourself. See, grammar
is important.
Thanks, Shepy, for the great Canon tip. I've
always wondered what the asterisk was
doing there on my G7.
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Debbie
Will try the thing with the camera in automode...thanks for the help.
BK
rahmad
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rob
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shut up mr foo
no one cares how to write its or it's or its'
or tits
the article is on taking photos
not a grammar lesson
Megan
Alessandro
Ohhh...Thanks a lot!!!!!!!
I've make very good
photo...THANKSSSS!!!!!
nop
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Motorcycle Guy
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