Being creative in photography is often a difficult requirement for a photographer. While many fall back to the traditional ways of taking portraits, many are able to harness a little more creativity. We think these portrait photographers have been able to do that with silhouettes, often with clever use of colourful and interesting backgrounds. Share your own efforts in the comments!
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13 Comments
A silhouette of a “grommet” on Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7098/7272121284_b642cce6ef.jpg
Great shot! Wonderful look and composition.
A larger version of the image above:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/natecochrane/7272121284/
Good selection š
I love silhouettes! These are awesome!
A recent shot:
One of the silloutes I did, take a look.
Facebook.com/Clugstonephotography
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8484/8185812530_8d677a27e2_z.jpg
One i recently took of myself and my lady
Here’s 2 recent oneshttps://www.ericgould.com/data/web/2_rangers.jpg
Heres the right URL ->
https://www.flickr.com/photos/glcheng/8251322004/in/set-72157632188110768
On a cliff in France.
To expand the technique of measuring toward the background and being relatively close to your subjet is to add a flash. You get a dramatic picture. Try it with one siluette and one lit. Gives nice contrast