Comments on: How to Photograph Silhouettes – Updated http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-silhouettes-updated Discover how to use your digital camera with our Digital Photography Tips. We are a community of photographers of all experience levels who come together to learn, share and grow in our understanding of photography. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:06:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Bryan Mamaclay http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-silhouettes-updated/comment-page-1#comment-60754 Bryan Mamaclay Sun, 09 Aug 2009 05:19:32 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-photograph-silhouettes-updated/#comment-60754 Relative to focusing for silhouettes, choosing a wide angle lens (28 mm) especially when metering for the bright highlights will certainly enhance and simplify focusing and obtaining the greatest depth field. Wider angles will generate more distortion but perhaps more creativity too. Otherwise, there's nothng wrong with using a telephoto and having a soft edge on the silhouette. Relative to focusing for silhouettes, choosing a wide angle lens (28 mm) especially when metering for the bright highlights will certainly enhance and simplify focusing and obtaining the greatest depth field. Wider angles will generate more distortion but perhaps more creativity too. Otherwise, there’s nothng wrong with using a telephoto and having a soft edge on the silhouette.

]]> By: bogart http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-silhouettes-updated/comment-page-1#comment-32400 bogart Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:09:03 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-photograph-silhouettes-updated/#comment-32400 AE would help me shoot better pictures. In silhouettes is there always a need to underexposed it? AE would help me shoot better pictures. In silhouettes is there always a need to underexposed it?

]]> By: bogart http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-silhouettes-updated/comment-page-1#comment-32399 bogart Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:05:36 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-photograph-silhouettes-updated/#comment-32399 It enlightened me now on how to use the AE lock button. I hope with this new discovery I will have a better pictures. It enlightened me now on how to use the AE lock button. I hope with this new discovery I will have a better pictures.

]]> By: Josh Hed http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-silhouettes-updated/comment-page-1#comment-32140 Josh Hed Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:13:32 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-photograph-silhouettes-updated/#comment-32140 I often use the AE Lock (Auto Exposure Lock) feature of my camera when doing silhouettes. I aim at the brightest object in the scene, do a half shutter press, then press the AE Lock button. This tells the camera to remember the exposure for future shots. I then release the shutter button, point the camera at what I want in foucs, do a half shutter press (only the focus is calculated at this time), compose the shot and take the photo. I often use the AE Lock (Auto Exposure Lock) feature of my camera when doing silhouettes. I aim at the brightest object in the scene, do a half shutter press, then press the AE Lock button. This tells the camera to remember the exposure for future shots. I then release the shutter button, point the camera at what I want in foucs, do a half shutter press (only the focus is calculated at this time), compose the shot and take the photo.

]]> By: Nancy M http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-silhouettes-updated/comment-page-1#comment-32132 Nancy M Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:10:29 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-photograph-silhouettes-updated/#comment-32132 Oops! It appears I don't know how to include an image. Guidance welcomed. Oops! It appears I don’t know how to include an image. Guidance welcomed.

]]> By: Nancy M http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-silhouettes-updated/comment-page-1#comment-32131 Nancy M Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:09:24 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-photograph-silhouettes-updated/#comment-32131 I find silhouettes are often useful to get the story image when the light isn't cooperating. I shot this in the middle of the afternoon. Overhead it was darkly overcast, to the south, behind the City, the sky was brightening. So, I purposed underexposed a stop which serves to saturate the sky colour and darken the silhouette. When I shot a similar composition exposed for the skyline, it was washed out and boring. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nancys_pics/406179350/" title="Sunny in the South by Old Stone, on Flickr" rel="nofollow"></a> I find silhouettes are often useful to get the story image when the light isn’t cooperating. I shot this in the middle of the afternoon. Overhead it was darkly overcast, to the south, behind the City, the sky was brightening. So, I purposed underexposed a stop which serves to saturate the sky colour and darken the silhouette. When I shot a similar composition exposed for the skyline, it was washed out and boring.

]]> By: bogart http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-silhouettes-updated/comment-page-1#comment-31207 bogart Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:57:49 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-photograph-silhouettes-updated/#comment-31207 I'm just wondering when is the right time of the day to shoot silhouettes?I tried during sunset and it works well. It is also possible during the morning? I’m just wondering when is the right time of the day to shoot silhouettes?I tried during sunset and it works well. It is also possible during the morning?

]]> By: Fotograf aus Kassel http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-silhouettes-updated/comment-page-1#comment-21921 Fotograf aus Kassel Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:44:57 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-photograph-silhouettes-updated/#comment-21921 Great.... thanks Great…. thanks

]]> By: Fred http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-silhouettes-updated/comment-page-1#comment-2331 Fred Wed, 17 Jan 2007 10:08:17 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-photograph-silhouettes-updated/#comment-2331 A wonderful site, very helpful. Though all the experts here might having amazing SLRs and DSLRs, the tips you provide are useful for me, eventhough I have a simply Sony DSC P100. Thank you guys. A wonderful site, very helpful. Though all the experts here might having amazing SLRs and DSLRs, the tips you provide are useful for me, eventhough I have a simply Sony DSC P100.

Thank you guys.

]]> By: Brian Auer http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-silhouettes-updated/comment-page-1#comment-2314 Brian Auer Wed, 17 Jan 2007 02:44:30 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-photograph-silhouettes-updated/#comment-2314 This is one of my favorite posts. I find the subject matter to be very interesting. It's funny -- it seems like the stuff I like the best is the stuff I'm not really good at. Good reason to keep trying I guess. This is one of my favorite posts. I find the subject matter to be very interesting. It’s funny — it seems like the stuff I like the best is the stuff I’m not really good at. Good reason to keep trying I guess.

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