Photo Tips for Shooting Silhouettes

early morning Everglades

Silhouettes are a powerful technique and one of my favorites.  I would like to do more work with silhouettes and, of course, the challenge is the light.

• Turn off the flash - let the back light do its work
• Shooting into bright light is a good thing for silhouettes
• Choose a fairly monochrome background
• Choose a strong subject that will stand out
• If you get a good shot - you can work within your photo editor to make the shadows a bit stronger

Anhinga - Everglades Dawn

Early Morning Catch - Everglades