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03/28/2007 12:04:50 AM · #1 |
Are we talking silhouettes? or the soft "halo" effect around the perimeter of the subject from the soft golden hour lighting from behind said subject?
Message edited by author 2007-03-28 00:32:36.
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03/28/2007 12:09:02 AM · #2 |
| I'll do some more "research" tomorrow (headed to bed, right now), but how is this different from backlighting? |
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03/28/2007 12:15:03 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by lesgainous:
Are we talking silhouettes? |
A Contra Luz!!
Yes, I have the same question! Also, Does the main light must be showing?? or one might hide it a bit behind the subject??
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03/28/2007 12:19:27 AM · #4 |
No, my understanding is it is more like that light low contrast glow look for instance when the sun is just out of the frame. Or the early morning light from a windown softly illuminating a still life. Make sense?
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03/28/2007 12:20:13 AM · #5 |
| I would venture a guess as YES...back lighting and Silhouettes |
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03/28/2007 12:22:21 AM · #6 |
Are we talking something like this? |
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03/28/2007 12:24:14 AM · #7 |
This challenge will surely include many silhouettes, but don't let this limit you to only that. You are shooting into the *main* light source. Other lightsources may be used as well to reflect upon or illuminate the front of the subject as well.
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03/28/2007 12:25:09 AM · #8 |
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03/28/2007 12:32:06 AM · #9 |
Oh, man, I'm excited! I do way too much of this, which isn't always how to use light. ;-)
 
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03/28/2007 12:32:42 AM · #10 |
Checking images on google its interesting how many nudes show up...and thats with safe search on.
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03/28/2007 12:35:09 AM · #11 |
Contre-jour huh... sounds YUMMY! |
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03/28/2007 12:55:06 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by lynnesite:
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03/28/2007 01:05:55 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by Citadel:
Checking images on google its interesting how many nudes show up...and thats with safe search on. |
Try this search engine for Contre-jour. It works well for me, without all the nudes.
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03/28/2007 01:25:38 AM · #14 |
Originally posted by lesgainous:
Originally posted by Citadel:
Checking images on google its interesting how many nudes show up...and thats with safe search on. |
Try this search engine for Contre-jour. It works well for me, without all the nudes. |
Thanks. Great inspiration!
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03/28/2007 01:42:05 AM · #15 |
I took a pic that would be great for this challenge... yesterday.
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03/28/2007 02:16:04 AM · #16 |
Guessing these are examples, as all were shot facing the sun which was the primary light source.
  
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03/28/2007 03:14:50 AM · #17 |
Originally posted by nixter:
Are we talking something like this? |
That's a recent one I was thinking of, too. |
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03/28/2007 03:41:08 AM · #18 |
I think this may be an example that would work?
Also would just shooting a sunset as the sun fades down and aiming the camera so the sun is in the frame work also?
BTW I think  xianart will do great in this challenge she had some really cool shots into the sun from her 30 Day where you live challenge
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03/28/2007 05:21:15 AM · #19 |
| Do we need to have a subject.. I mean. can't the light source be the focus.. No dramatic silhouettes or stuff.. |
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03/28/2007 05:29:52 AM · #20 |
Another possible example:
And Joe, that one of yours would work quite well, methinks. |
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03/28/2007 07:22:51 AM · #21 |
like this? |
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03/28/2007 07:25:44 AM · #22 |
Wait- so I'm not normally supposed to do this ? =l
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03/28/2007 09:18:37 AM · #23 |
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03/28/2007 10:10:52 AM · #24 |
I get this effect by accident practically every time I go out shooting. But my hunch is creating it on purpose will be a challenge. However, I am going to take my alien bees and power pack out into the darkness and see what I can muster up.
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03/28/2007 10:20:33 AM · #25 |
Originally posted by mobster:
I took a pic that would be great for this challenge... yesterday. |
Me too. Well, Monday. |
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