Silhouettes:
The Art of Yoga by Wilfredo Lumagbas Jr
Russian Jump by Wilfredo Lumagbas Jr
Backlit Non-Silhouette Photos:
Tamas Somoskeoy
Toto Cullen
Reflections:
Milan by Diego Bardone
Paul Apal’kin
Reflections by Marco Britto
Four Eyes by Philip Cornish
Shadows:
Val Pearce
Solve Sundsbo
The Umquhile Shadow-Paraphernalia With Hands-on Ripening by Derrick Tyson
http://www.lightstalking.com/photographing-shadows/ but originally from https://www.flickr.com/photos/derricksphotos/189815067
Backlit Photo Analysis:
Buffalo, NY, Charles Swedlund, about 1970, gelatin silver print, 7 3/8 x 6 1/4 in.
- This image is an example of a silhouette. The woman is not properly exposed, so the viewer can only see the black shape of her body.
- I think the photographer metered off the background, maybe from the sky or the grass because that is how a silhouette is created.
- I think the mood could be described as creepy and somber because the silhouette creates contrast with the bright light in the background and it makes the details on the woman invisible so her face cannot be seen, which is unsettling.
- If the photographer metered off of the woman, she would be properly exposed and the background would be much lighter because it would require a longer exposure. The mood would be less creepy because she would no longer be a faceless silhouette. The window on her body would not be affected by this change in metering because it was obviously superimposed onto her body from a different photo.
