One of the thing I love to do at my sunset sessions is to create silhouette photos. A silhouette is an image of a person, animal, object or scene represented as a solid shape of a single colour, usually black, with its edges matching the outline of the subject.
I can only capture silhouette at sunset or at sunrise when the sun is very low in the horizon. The best locations to capture silhouette photos is an open area with a skyline - The National Arboretum is perfect for this.
Here is a session I did with Max the Cavoodle. The sunset was gorgeous that evening and the sky was so clear with no clouds in sight. We had our photoshoot up at National Arboretum Dairy Farmers Hill Lookout. If you go from the carpark there down towards the west you can see a walkway down a trail and it was a great spot to watch the sunset and capture silhouette images.
Another great location is the shore of Lake Burley Griffin near the National Museum of Australia. If you get have a beautiful sunset here you get the beautiful colours reflected in the water too. Plus you also have the iconic Canberra Telstra Tower in the background.
Silhouettes can be the perfect way to add variety and emotion to your pet portraits. It can add drama as it conveys beauty, drama and mystery. I love capturing silhouettes even though I haven't done too many. I am still exploring locations where I can get the best silhouette with beautiful skyline. Another thing I want to try is capturing silhouettes at sunrise, but unfortunately sunrise is a bit too early for most people.
If you're interested in doing a sunrise or sunset session and to capture some silhouette photos of your dog, contact me and we'll have a chat.
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Thanks for reading my blog! This post is a part of the Pet Photographers blog circle I am in. Make sure to follow along and click the link at the end of each post in the blog circle until you eventually find your way back here. This week's theme is silhouettes and the next one in the circle is Tracy Allard of Penny Whistle Photography, award-winning pet and horse photographer in Dallas-Fort Worth, shows the beauty of silhouette portraits and why you should ask for them in your session!
5 Comments
Jan 28, 2022, 6:13:19 AM
Tracy Allard - Such deep color in your skies, love it! It's great that you've got a go-to location for silhouettes - I've got one, but it's a hike, I'm still searching for another...
Oct 16, 2021, 12:32:21 PM
Darlene - Loving the colors in the sky, Ina! Amazing location to capture these - nicely done!
Oct 15, 2021, 2:31:35 PM
Ina Jalil - Thanks Holly & Angela! Yeah we get some pretty stunning sunset colours here.
Oct 15, 2021, 12:59:08 PM
Holly - The colors in the sky... wow. I can't get over the colors. Amazing silhouettes Ina.
Oct 15, 2021, 12:23:16 PM
Angela Schneider - Wow. Absolutely tremendous. You amplify my need to visit Australia some day.