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window silhouette

April 20, 2008, 09:11:41 PM

Ok, here is another one from the same series with the window. Obviously it is intentionally blown. Wink

I metered with my camera on the wall to get the reading I wanted and shot in manual. I don't have a light meter, I have to get creative.
I wish I would have had her drop the flowers a few inches, the position bugs me.

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Travis Minnig

Reply #1 - April 20, 2008, 09:19:29 PM

Do you mind if I download this and play with it?

I really like it by the way, but I don't think it's what I would classify as a silhouette. No big deal, of course. I agree that the flowers could have been lower. Back to having a reflector (which I know you didn't), I wish you had a more classical lighting pattern on her face. I think you could have bounced some in, as it is it's almost like you had a kicker and a fill light without a main, if that makes sense.

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Ginnypenny

Reply #2 - April 20, 2008, 09:30:54 PM

Do whatever you want with the image.

It's not a true silhouette, no. I wanted detail in her face, flowers and dress.

I could have retrieved the reflector, it was just down in the parking area in the car, I was just pressed for time. I was afraid that lighting her face more would have made the silhouette weak though??

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BobEdens

Reply #3 - April 21, 2008, 08:44:35 AM

It depends on what was out that window, if blue sky i would like to have seen you set your camera on the window which would have thrown her into almost black. Without a meter, and sometimes with, its a good idea to bracket shots. I chimp a photo and it looks good and get home and its too dark or light.

I like the pose, dress looks great, flowers look fine to me.

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Ginnypenny

Reply #4 - April 21, 2008, 10:05:16 AM

I got the effect I wanted. I did take two exposures. I didn't like the darker one. There were buildings outside, but they aren't bad, sort of old fashioned, I just wanted it about her, I wanted detail. I know it's not "standard" for a silhouette, but it's what I wanted.

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wildmaven

Reply #5 - April 21, 2008, 11:25:47 AM

I think it's pretty. Is the tilt intentional?

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Ginnypenny

Reply #6 - April 21, 2008, 12:19:46 PM

welllll, there isn't really a tilt. It's the perspective thing. I am standing slightly below her and so the wall is distorted.
If you were to try and straighten it which line do you straighten from? The left side of the window tilts left at the top and the right side tilts right at the top. It's perspective.
It bugs me, but I can't do much about it.

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wildmaven

Reply #7 - April 21, 2008, 12:59:19 PM

Quote from: Ginnypenny on April 21, 2008, 12:19:46 PM

Oops. You're right. I should've gotten out my ruler, ha ha.

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