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Look at the calendar autumn has passed more than half, the "balance" has been left much ~ in this autumn everyone took pictures of what? Portraits, leaves, maple trees, rivers....

Today, I will take you to unlock the mysteries of autumn, grab the tail of autumn, and take everyone to shoot a group - scissors! shadow! (Autumn evening is best for shooting silhouettes)

Popular science: silhouette is a kind of backlit photography (premise), the main body of the person / object (mainly black), belongs to a visual art, highlighting the outline of the artistic image. It is a very interesting and special photographic art, which provides enough imagination space for photographers and audiences. The silhouette effect highlights the theme and has a long meaning of readability.

How to take a silhouette in autumn looks good

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Taking the most commonly used sunset as an example, the silhouette must be shot against the light source, and the position of the sun should be behind the subject. (Pictured below)

Find a sunny evening, about 5:00-7 o'clock (the best half an hour before sunset), the mobile phone lens is facing the sunset, use the backlight at sunrise and sunset (because the light is the softest at this time), and choose the location and angle of the shooting in advance.

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However, when focusing, you need to focus on the bright part (where the sun is in the picture below), it is best to choose a well-defined subject for shooting, so that the reader can see the outline of the subject at a glance, and the effect will be more prominent.

When shooting, as long as the focus is on the bright part of the picture, the exposure is lowered, and the whole picture will be darkened, which is able to shoot the silhouette. (The following figure is Oppo r11s):

In addition to shooting in the sunset afterglow, in fact, the principle of shooting with other light sources is the same, to put it simply, it is to find a backlit position so that the subject becomes a black shadow.

©Subham Dash

When choosing a silhouette, choose objects that are easily recognizable and well-defined. For example, trees, people, or animals. Avoid themes that are not too bulky.

©Snapwire

If there are too many overlapping parts of the silhouette, it will give people a feeling of confusion and blurriness. During shooting, you should ensure that each silhouette is clearly visible.

Here are two failure stories:

When shooting silhouettes, if the subject has several people or several objects, the subjects can easily overlap together. Build first but one subject to shoot, and then try to shoot multiple subjects after proficiency.

©Min An

When shooting silhouettes, you can choose your favorite format, standard, square or full screen can be tried one by one.

The oppo r11s in the following figure is an example, open the phone camera, click the arrow position, you can see these three modes. (The position of the frame setting is different for each phone, the following figure is for reference only)

You can look at the GIF operation in the following figure,

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Take a silhouette with a choice of bright, clean backgrounds, such as water or sky. The time is chosen at sunrise or sunset, when the light in the sky changes more diversely.

With the sky as a background, if there is some water vapor or slight fog in the air, the effect will be very good. Silhouettes with a strong sense of form, combined with a bright background, usually burst out a brilliant spark.

And the background such as the sky should not be too messy, so as not to affect the atmosphere of the whole picture. (as pure as possible)

©Ksusha Semakina

The reflection of the silhouette can also be taken

Water surfaces, glass surfaces, wet (reflective) pavements, ice surfaces... You can take a silhouette reflection. These scenes are common in our daily lives and can be applied.

© Zhu Zhihui

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As the sun brushes across the horizon, you can photograph the silhouette reflection of the colorful gradients of the sky. The reflection in the water also has the flavor of an oil painting.

At this time, we picked up our mobile phones, shot at a low angle, and metered the sky part, and the silhouette was quickly seen in the picture.

In places with water and reflective surfaces, you may wish to use reflections to increase the interest of your photos, or you can use the reflection as a foreground to take a beautiful symmetrical style composition.

Note: When taking photos, shoot as close as possible to the water surface, you can represent the beautiful scenery of the real scene and the reflection stitched together. (Optionally shoot less than a foot from the water))

©Sarawut Intarob

When shooting a minimalist reflection, you may wish to keep only the most important elements of the picture, that is, the subject and the reflection, and remove the rest of the interfering elements from the picture. The picture is pure and gives people an ethereal and dreamy feeling.

©Cocu Liu

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The most commonly used method of shooting reflections is the three-point method, which can be aligned with the nine-square grid of the mobile phone.

Take oppo r11s as an example, open "Camera" in "Settings" and enable the "Grid" function. Soon, the photo page will appear nine squares, so that you can take pictures. (The location of the grid settings is different for each phone, the following figure is for reference only)

Extras: Have you ever seen a long shadow?

Have you ever seen a long shadow? It's almost the end, and we're going to talk to you about how to shoot this effect. You can also use it in combination with silhouettes. (Silhouette reflection)

© Saber-toothed tiger

The length of the shadow is related to the angle at which the light hits the object. From the top (right angle, light in the near), the shadow is shorter; from the side (obtuse angle, light in the distance), the shadow is longer; if shot at such a time, often can obtain exaggerated and distorted effects.

Early morning and evening shadows are the longest, open space + early morning or evening light, the former can make your shadow more prominent, while the latter is to ensure that the sun angle is lower, your shadow can be stretched very long.

©Prabhajayesh

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