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The Art Of Taking Amazing Sunset Silhouett e Photos

Have you ever looked at an incredible sunset silhouette photo and wondered how to take one yourself?

The secret to getting crisp, beautiful silhouette images involves a lot more than simply exposing for your sky. How and where you choose to place your subjects, or how little or bright your light is, will go a long way in helping you take a shot that stands out and looks fantastic!

If you're looking for advice on how to take beautiful silhouette photos, check out these tips.

1. Best Gear For Silhouette Photography

Unlike most other genres, you will focus on the subject, but you'll expose for the back light. In auto, your camera will try to expose for the overall ambient light and you'll probably end up with a lighter image than you wanted.

So this is an instance where YOU need to be the boss!

2. What to Shoot

I think this is the most important aspect when shooting sunset silhouettes, but also any other type of silhouette picture.

3. Posing & Shape

When we photograph silhouette photos of people, if there is no separation between their limbs and body, our photos will end up looking more like, well, shadowy blobs!

People need to pose in a way that ensures there is separation between their extremities and their body, so that we can see their figure's lines.

Even better, capture them in action - two people swinging a child between them, children jumping with arms and legs outstretched, cartwheeling, dancing, kissing, an adult holding a child in outstretched arms over their head, composed so that we can see the child's happy profile.

When shooting a close up sunset silhouette portrait, it makes sense to capture them in profile so that we can see the outline of their features.

Remember, avoid the blob!

4. Positioning Your Light

When taking silhouette images you can use the natural light of the sun at sunset or sunrise, the moon, street lights, car lights, firelight, candle light, and so on. The reason I recommend dusk or sunrise light for taking silhouette photos is because during these hours, the sky is awash with stunning colours that can create dramatic effects .

Bottom line, your subject needs to be backlit.

Or you could shoot indoors, with your subject backlit by the light source coming from a natural window, or through the use of lamps or other lights.

As long as your background is brighter than your subject, you can create a silhouette shot .

5. Simplicity Always Wins

Simplicity is key when taking a sunset silhouette photo . Too many elements will make your picture appear chaotic and the sharply defined subjects will need to compete for our attention. With that in mind, negative space works beautifully.

It's worthwhile noting in the image below the way the circular ripples have framed the subject.

Also consider your perspective. If you're shooting a sunset or sunrise silhouette, and you have a sky like this, make it the hero of your shot! Let the sky take up 2/3rds of the frame.

6. Camera Settings for Silhouette Photos

As we mentioned above, you need to be in full manual mode for this shot so that you can control the exposure of your sunset silhouette pics, or any other scene consisting of the outline photo . If you're still shooting in automatic mode and you don't know much about manual mode , it would be a good idea to familiarise yourself with the exposure triangle to get started.

If your camera has a built-in flash, make sure it's turned off!

You're in manual mode for a reason... to expose for the background, so you don't need your camera's flash sticking its busy body head up and taking over!

7. Where to Focus When Taking Sunset Silhouette Pictures?

When taking sunset silhouette photos make sure to focus on the subject, not the entire scene behind. Bear in mind that your auto focus may struggle due to the low light, so if you find it hunting and not settling anywhere (or where you want it to!) just switch to manual focus!

If when switching to manual focus (and like me) your eyes struggle to recognise tack sharp from barely acceptably sharp when looking through the lens, try this...

Pop your camera on your tripod, and compose the shot through the viewfinder. Once you're happy, switch to live view mode, zoom in to where you want to focus, and then use the manual focus ring to determine when you've achieved a sharp result on your subject.

Would you like to learn more tips that will help you improve your photography?

Check out our free Mini Photography Course below and all other helpful articles on digital photography .

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Have you ever looked at an incredible sunset silhouette photo and wondered how to take one yourself? The secret to getting crisp, beautiful silhouette images involves a lot more than simply exposing for your sky.

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How will you evaluate success?
I will be patient with getting the ride angle and making sure the motion is not blurry. Also have tom plan the timing of the sunset and get the photo I want with a certain amount of time.
At the end of this project, how will you know your passion project was a success?
I know it will be successful when I look at my project and smile at it. I have to love the photo in order for it to be considered a passion of mine :)

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Nadeem_k_khan is an instagram account.
the content of the page is stunning photographs of people, animals, bikes, dirts bikes, and buildings.

When I saw the image I fell in love with the vibrate colors and the feeling of the person being free when Riding the dirt bike. It made me want to take more photos of my four wheeler and dirt bike!

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Persist
"Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm."                       -Winston Churchill

Being persist means maintain passionately or stubbornly in a position or course of action despite difficulties, resistance, or failure. Four wheeling will put you in uncombable positions sometimes, naturally you will persist. You have to keep continuing though the rough patches.

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1. Why are you passionate about this project?

Riding four-wheelers and dirt bikes is kind of rooted in me because I grew up on a farm with people arounf me that ride. I can get on my four-wheeler and enjoy some alone time if I'm having a bad day.

1. Where did you first see/hear about this type of work?

On Instagram, I follow a photographer who takes AMAZING pictures of four-wheelers and dirt bikes. I wanted to add my personal touch with the backdrop of the sunset.

1. What brings you joy/happiness about this project?

Hearing the sound of the four wheeler and seeing the sunset in the back brings me joy for sure. I will be photographing my brother riding across the field with he sunset behind him.

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I love watching sunsets and riding dirt bikes or four wheels. I use my time on my four-wheeler to unwind and clear my head while also having fun. Even while sunsets are beautiful to view, nothing makes me happier than riding through my field while one is happening.