CREATE STRIKING SILHOUETTES FROM SCRATCH

JON ADAMS

Photographer and writer

Jon is a photographer and writer, and also provides individual and small group tuition in digital SLR and Photoshop skills. jon@jonadams media.co.uk

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uch of the art of photography is reactive, in the sense that you apply your creative choices to the subject or scene that nature serves up. You see a great view, and you respond by picking the best angle, focal length and exposure settings to capture it. M

But there’s an alternative approach to image-making that can be just as rewarding – and it really makes you think about the fundamentals of creating a picture. Instead of reacting to what you see, you create an entirely new scene from scratch, determining the position of every element.

Silhouetted scenes