how long can you make a two year old sit still?

[mackenziedawn]

I read a thread on how to take silhouette today and thought I would give it a shot. I was practicing with stuffed animals but that got old quick so I gave my son a candy to open so I could snap a few frames. I Managed two before he bolted. I shot it right against a window where outside was a plethora of beautiful WHITE snow!
Is the picture boring without other points of intrest? What do you think I could improve upon? Thanks for having a look!

[spellbound]

That's actually pretty interesting. I really like it.

Might have to try some of this myself.

[xxpinballxx]

With enough duct tape they'll stay put as long as you want them to!
Just kidding but this is a nice effect! I think it looks like it could be used for product advertisement with the writing or product to the right.
Really neat shot! I think the hand are is distracting me a little with the two middle fingers curled and the back of the head could be smoothed out with a simple brush.
I think I would crop out all the area behind the child so a little off the top and the left and then do it in portrait just to see how it would look without so much empty white space.

[oriolhdz]

Hi mackenziedawn:
I like the composition on this photo. Is the original file or it's cropped one?
I wonder how it would look with more white space around the child. Thanks for sharing it!

[FrankenPengie]

Wow, nice job! Those little hints of light on the hand and on the shirt make me wonder. Do I like them, do I want a leeettle bit more, or do I want them gone. I'm leaning towards masking the shirt stuff and leaving the one on the hand. Curiosity would like a leeetle more though this seems to defeat the purpose of a silhouette. It does look well suited for an ad and I dare not say which one.

[mackenziedawn]

Originally Posted by FrankenPengie

Wow, nice job! Those little hints of light on the hand and on the shirt make me wonder. Do I like them, do I want a leeettle bit more, or do I want them gone. I'm leaning towards masking the shirt stuff and leaving the one on the hand. Curiosity would like a leeetle more though this seems to defeat the purpose of a silhouette. It does look well suited for an ad and I dare not say which one.

I played with it a little here's a version without light on the hand or shirt. Ad? Which ad? now you have to tell me!

[mackenziedawn]

Originally Posted by xxpinballxx

With enough duct tape they'll stay put as long as you want them to!
Just kidding but this is a nice effect! I think it looks like it could be used for product advertisement with the writing or product to the right.
Really neat shot! I think the hand are is distracting me a little with the two middle fingers curled and the back of the head could be smoothed out with a simple brush.
I think I would crop out all the area behind the child so a little off the top and the left and then do it in portrait just to see how it would look without so much empty white space.

[FrankenPengie]

Now I feel like a Media Muncher. Apple's IPod adverts were entirely silhouette based.

http://images.google.com/images?gbv=...=Search+Images

[mrodgers]

I like that gradient blue background, as well as the crop in the next one (especially getting rid of the background behind the head). Combine them and stick a gradient behind the crop.

[wulf]

I think it would be good with a little more light revealing the subject's form. Yes, less of a true silhouette but I think it would make a more interesting photo. Next time you could put something white or shiny to the right of your "trap", angled back to reflect a little light across.

Wulf