planexactlywhatimageyouwishtocaptureandbereadythemomentthesun
is in the right position.
The lighting was very simple for this image, because I didn’t want to
capture detail in the model’s body. Using the meter in the camera, I metered
to the right of the sun with the sun just out of the viewfinder. After you have
a starting point for your exposure, then you need to bracket the shots by sev-
eral f-stops; normally underexposing works the best when creating a silhou-
ette like this. I also advise keeping the camera on a tripod so you can change
theshutterspeedfreely;youwillwanttosettheaperturetogetthemaximum
depth of field. Notice how the backlight created rim lighting on the model’s
body, separating her silhouette from the dark landscape in the lower half of
the frame.
Practical Example: Use What You Find.Image4-10was created for
ZEEN, an alternative clothing design company that needed a cover shot for
their catalog/magazine. ZEEN had a street-smart concept that called for a
cast of skateboarders and a raw look borrowed from point-and-shoot snap-
TYPES OF LIGHT SOURCES 614-10.The challenge in this shoot for
ZEEN was to use natural light only to
create images with a raw, snapshot-like
feel.
I also advise keeping
the camera on a tripod
so you can change the
shutter speed freely.