Summer is a GREAT time to pull out your camera and try some new Photo Tips and Photo Exercises, how about putting your hand to Shooting Silhouettes! But be prepared to get comfortable with dark images rather than bright ones.
If you love taking photos, you may have been told at some point to look for the best light. Look through magazines and see if you can identify the light source in every photo. As your walking to the park, be aware of where the sun is and how the sun’s position affects your photos. Where would the sun land on your kids’ faces? How would you adjust yourself or them? But with all these light focused questions there is a problem. We negate the beauty in the lack of light.
Photography is always teaching me something. This year, I’ve been processing my own beliefs and barriers with the issue of light. I’ve found myself going inward and facing the fact that I’m not comfortable in the dark. Brian and I are in the midst of a couple big life changes right now, and I feel like I’m groping in the dark—trying to find my way. It’s exhausting at times. I just want to see light, and if I get a little, I want more.
But darkness has an amazing role too. The darkness isn’t just dark: it defines where the light exists. Darkness helps us see how bright the light is. As I mull these thoughts over in my heart and head, I’ve been trying to give myself freedom to shoot in the dark.
beautiful Me ra,I love ,love shooting silhouettes.I have one of ollie of the frozen duck pond that I will (eventually!!!0)put on my wall,
cheerio,
Natasha
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I think I’d like to choose the background of a dark tunnel in the bowels of Angkor Wat’s temples 🙂 I’ll settle for something closer to home for now though, so I can be practiced up when I get the opportunity for some exotic place (looks like maybe Africa next year).
This post made me think of a quote I love by Ruth Renkel…
“Never fear shadows. They simply mean there’s a light shining somewhere nearby.” Praying for a blessed day for you today!
xoxo
THANK YOU!!! Beautiful pictures, easy to follow instructions, and SOOOOOO much inspiration!!!
Thank you Me Ra, I can’t wait to practice this.
Thank you! Loved this!! You always feed my adventurous spirit. This gives me some fun ideas to play with this summer 🙂
how beautiful, Me Ra! thank you so much for the tips!!!
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I’m so glad this was inspiring and easy to follow! Yeah!! I’ll post more Summer Photo Tips as the sun appears. 🙂
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