I found all of these effects on this page to be quite intriguing–in particular, Contre-jour (silhouette photography) and panning. I look forward to trying out these techniques at some point!
And upon further investigation I have discovered that I actually have dabbled a bit in Contre-jour myself without even knowing it. Here a few photos from my collection!
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| This is a photo of me sitting on a rock looking out over the Mediterranean as the sun was almost completely set. Since the only light source was on the other side of me, it created only a silhouette. |
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| Yes, I know. Just a cliche photo of a sunset... But I think it is cool how the sun setting on the other side of the Istanbul skyline creates a nice silhouette of the mosques |
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| This is another silhouette of myself, although I can't take credit for taking this one. I was just having a smoke on the shore of Lake Bohinj, Slovenia, as my friend decided to snap a random photo. He showed me the result, which I liked, and so I stole it. |
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| This is actually one of my favourite photos in my collection for some reason. It is just a picture of a random statue in Wuppertal, Germany, but it looks pretty badass. The sun behind the statue creates a grim effect on the silhouette. |
Another cool link I stumbled upon is about HDR (High Dynamic Range) Photography. In summary, it is the practice of taking multiple shots at different exposure levels and then combining them using some kind of software. Anyways, the link I provided explains it better, but I think it is a neat tool that I plan on experimenting with in the future as well.
Cheers.
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