silhouettes

[hesaid]

Hi all
I've been trying some sillouette shots,
Any advice, no editing has been used.
What would you do to edit this?
Thanks!!

 

[rateeg]

you shold have shot the whole body.
and the photo is leaning to the left

 

[tirediron]

I think the technique and lighting is very good, but I'm not fond of the pose; I agree that a full-body portrait of the person would be better, and I think the dog should be more recognizable.

 

[jwbryson1]

I do not like silhouettes that completely black out the subject. I think a well-done silhouette will leave some of the subject details exposed. So in this shot, I would have used a longer shutter speed. As far as composition, I agree that it needs some work.

 

[bazooka]

With as little color and texture information the image gives, I get a strong sense of place from it which is good. But I feel sorry for the one armed lady and her two legged dog.

 

[Compaq]

The dog may seem two-legged, but it looks like it's compensating with a huuuuge.........

Anyway, with the sun right behind the lady, you could get a nice glow effect, which I think can look pretty nice if performed correctly :thumbsup:

edit: I just had to, sorry! here's a quick portrait edit.

Anyway, the glow is magnified here.

 

[Geaux]

What is that thing on the left.......looks like a silhouette of something NWS lol.

 

[tirediron]

I do not like silhouettes that completely black out the subject. I think a well-done silhouette will leave some of the subject details exposed...

Is that in fact a silhouette?

 

[jwbryson1]

Tirediron, I think Bryan Peterson makes this same point in Understanding Exposure.

 

[PatrickJamesYu]

What is that thing on the left.......looks like a silhouette of something NWS lol.

Yeah the composition on the second one is rough with the dogs tail and the man.
It feels awkward.

I would go through Flickr and check some silhouettes out!

 

[hesaid]

Thanks for all the advice!
Some of you mention a fullbody shot, how would you do this while keeping the dog in the shot?

 

[PatrickJamesYu]

Thanks for all the advice!
Some of you mention a fullbody shot, how would you do this while keeping the dog in the shot?

composition.