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 05/09/2005 01:39:24 PM · #1
wierd
this coresponds to an assnment i have to do for a photographic lighting course (tomorrow evening ..)

except they want shape{Silhouettes},form,texture & colour .. hmmm...
05/09/2005 01:42:04 PM · #2
i dont know how to do a silhouette :(
 05/09/2005 01:42:36 PM · #3
Come too late for this one :
05/09/2005 01:43:58 PM · #4
Notice our (DPC) challenge description:

Originally posted by Challenge Details:
Silhouettes are created by backlit subjects, which causes them to appear solid and without much detail. Submit your best silhouette taken this week!


So, dare to not backlight your subject? Anyone?
 05/09/2005 01:48:38 PM · #5
Originally posted by srdanz:
Notice our (DPC) challenge description:

Originally posted by Challenge Details:
Silhouettes are created by backlit subjects, which causes them to appear solid and without much detail. Submit your best silhouette taken this week!


So, dare to not backlight your subject? Anyone?


so if i take a picture of my shadow it's back lit right ;)
05/09/2005 01:49:09 PM · #6
Originally posted by queanbeez:
i dont know how to do a silhouette :(


Neither do I, but here are some links I found that may help us :)

//www.artwolfe.com/archive/tips_01.html

//www.photographic.com/phototechniques/0305shadows/index1.html

//www.photosafaris.com/Articles/Silhouettes.asp
 05/09/2005 01:58:39 PM · #7
darn it!!!!! one of my favorite things to photograph!! that darn hubby of mine better pay my membership soon...hate to miss out on this challenge

silhouettes in my portfilio
 05/09/2005 02:08:30 PM · #8
Thanks for the safari link egsite! Very helpful!
 05/09/2005 02:09:08 PM · #9
Originally posted by queanbeez:
i dont know how to do a silhouette :(


I'm not sure of the "right" way but I got some interesting results by shooting at fairly fast speed (1/500 +) with my subject in the foreground into the sun. Had to pass the shots through neatimage as they were noisy even though I used asa100. Other techniques?
 05/09/2005 02:12:33 PM · #10
QUESTION!!!!

Can someone please clarify DPC definition of silhoette?

Does photographing a "shadow" count? as it is technically a silhoette.

sil·hou·ette Audio pronunciation of "silhouette" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (sl-t)
n.

1. A drawing consisting of the outline of something, especially a human profile, filled in with a solid color.
2. An outline that appears dark against a light background. See Synonyms at outline.
05/09/2005 02:33:28 PM · #11
i hope no one minds but i going to borrow some photos to show what a silhoutte is. i have a link to some i have taken on my other post..feel free to look but i cant thumbnail any cause they are on yahoo.

edit:thumbnail images


Message edited by author 2005-05-09 14:35:25.
 05/09/2005 02:38:26 PM · #12
Sorry, I can't resist ... Warning: Possibly Offensive
 05/09/2005 02:38:27 PM · #13
Originally posted by theSaj:
QUESTION!!!!

Can someone please clarify DPC definition of silhoette?

Does photographing a "shadow" count? as it is technically a silhoette.

sil·hou·ette Audio pronunciation of "silhouette" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (sl-t)
n.
1. A drawing consisting of the outline of something, especially a human profile, filled in with a solid color.
2. An outline that appears dark against a light background. See Synonyms at outline.


i dont think a shadow really qualifies...but taking a photo of a person with light behind them( makeing subject look like it is a shadow) will better fit the description...just MHO and my personal intereption of the challenge...
 05/09/2005 02:39:57 PM · #14
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Sorry, I can't resist ... Warning: Possibly Offensive


oh general~! ur soooooo bad! ;)
i couldnt resist clicking either :0
 05/09/2005 02:40:04 PM · #15
I'd suggest a look at the first silhouette challenge, and check out how voters voted on the entries.

If you want a ribbon, match your entry as closely as you can to what won then. If you want to explore what's possible, and perhaps challenge what might be existing preconceptions as to what a silhouette is or isn't, then perhaps prepare for a low score, play around and have fun. There might be surprises, and the two points above may not be so incongruous to each other, I suppose.

I know which way I'm going to go. Actually, I know which way I went with this already...
 05/09/2005 02:46:45 PM · #16
Originally posted by admart01:
Originally posted by queanbeez:
i dont know how to do a silhouette :(


I'm not sure of the "right" way but I got some interesting results by shooting at fairly fast speed (1/500 +) with my subject in the foreground into the sun. Had to pass the shots through neatimage as they were noisy even though I used asa100. Other techniques?


most of my silhouette photos were taken on 1/18sec shutter, no flash iso 100..which is better if the backlight is fairly bright(such as setting sun)
 05/09/2005 02:50:41 PM · #17
I didn't even notice we were discussing a current challenge ... : )

It's amazing how many of my shots turn out as silhouettes, whether I intended them to or not : (
 05/09/2005 02:56:34 PM · #18
I loved your accidental letter - - you'd get another 10 from me if you were to submit something like this again. But then again, you ended up 99th...

Originally posted by rgo:
I'd suggest a look at the first silhouette challenge, and check out how voters voted on the entries.

If you want a ribbon, match your entry as closely as you can to what won then. If you want to explore what's possible, and perhaps challenge what might be existing preconceptions as to what a silhouette is or isn't, then perhaps prepare for a low score, play around and have fun. There might be surprises, and the two points above may not be so incongruous to each other, I suppose.

I know which way I'm going to go. Actually, I know which way I went with this already...

05/09/2005 02:57:07 PM · #19
Originally posted by GeneralE:
I didn't even notice we were discussing a current challenge ... : )

It's amazing how many of my shots turn out as silhouettes, whether I intended them to or not : (


i know what u mean...i just went and looked at my portfilio and about half of my favorite photos are silhouettes! I want in this challenge sooooo very bad *pouts*stomps foot* ;(

edit:spelling~all that pouting made me forget how to spell for a second

Message edited by author 2005-05-09 15:00:32.
 05/09/2005 03:01:13 PM · #20
Originally posted by srdanz:
I loved your accidental letter - - you'd get another 10 from me if you were to submit something like this again. But then again, you ended up 99th...


99th...Did you ever hear that joke about the rasta who went for a job interview, and the 99 test?

Hey, I want a ribbon, but I know I'm just too sucky (that a legal word here?) to do better than say, 99th. So I'm getting used to it.
 05/09/2005 03:02:31 PM · #21
So this would have been a good candidate for this challenge?


(thanks to keegbow for the beautiful pic!!)

*edit: attached name to pic
>duh!!< :)

Message edited by author 2005-05-09 15:08:12.
 05/09/2005 03:06:43 PM · #22
05/09/2005 03:10:10 PM · #23
too bad this is dated 5/5/2005.
Maybe I can stake out the bridge and get another :-)



Message edited by author 2005-05-09 15:22:51.
 05/09/2005 03:15:18 PM · #24

from last summer ..
 05/09/2005 06:17:50 PM · #25


here's one
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