Jim zuckerman silhouette photography ideas

Silhouette photography is a wonderful way to convey drama, mystery, emotion and mood in a picture.

• Several layers of hills; foreground, middle ground, background
• Cool toned
• Foggy and mysterious
• some detail on the front silhouettes
• Landscape scene

A silhouette is defined as a view of an object or a scene consisting of the outline and a featureless interior, with the silhouetted object usually being black.

Pictures like these often don’t convey a clear story and leave part of the image up to the imagination of the viewer.

One of the most effective ways of dramatizing a landscape or a wildlife subject is to capture its silhouette.

The combination of strong form against a background produces a beautiful effect. The key factor for achieving an impactful image is the shape of the various elements that you photograph in front of the bright or colourful background.

If that is right, the background falls into place. Make sure the silhouetted subject is simple, clean and in focus