Skills of portrait silhouette photography

Portrait is one of the favorite subjects for photographers. Although creativity is very important, some basic skills are the basis for better creativity, which must be mastered skillfully.

1) Separate from the background

The subject must be separated from the background. If the two overlap, the outline of the characters can't stand out, and people can't see what they want to shoot, so find a more open sky and put the characters in it, and you will get eye-catching works.

2) Two positions

When you find the right position to separate the subject from the background, you should deal with the movements and postures of the characters, because in silhouette photos, the details disappear, and the audience can only judge what happened from the outline. For example, they will let the couple kiss slowly, and press the shutter before they are about to touch. Once they do kiss, only a mass of black things will remain.

3) Composition

In the photo above, the two trees have become a strong guiding line, which enables people to focus on the characters, while the right side is covered with a lot of patterns for matching, and the application of the trichotomy makes the photo easier to read.

4) Timely

Dusk time is certainly a good opportunity to take a silhouette. The sky is dyed in different colors, and the white clouds turn into colorful clouds, which is the most beautiful picture.

5) Depth of field

Photographers usually adjust the aperture to f/8 to get as many details as possible, but in some cases, such as the above picture, he will increase the aperture to reduce the depth of field and weaken the interference of the foreground.

6) Angle

One way to make the subject stand out from the background is to shoot from an ultra-low angle. For example, the above picture is an example, so that people can stand on the slope line and the background is a clean sky.

7) Artificial lighting

In some cases, we can't find an open place, for example, in a dense forest. At this time, we can make a self-made portrait silhouette by flashing/flying lights, and the light around the outer edge of the main body will create a beautiful effect.

8) Use a wide-angle lens

For example, in the picture above, by using a wide-angle lens, the figure contrast between the newcomer and the forest can be created in the picture, and the photos will be more shocking.

9) Using different backgrounds

It is very convenient to create silhouettes with the sky, but you can also pay attention to whether there are other things nearby that can be used as light sources. For example, the lake reflecting sunlight is used as the background in the above picture, which can also highlight the main body.