52 Clicks | Week 27 | Silhouette

Our Project 52 continued our fun with light month with silhouettes last week. A question came up regarding light sources for creating silhouettes with the thought that they can only be achieved with a pretty sunrise or sunset. That's completely false, of course, because all you need is light of any kind behind your subject. You can achieve silhouettes at any time of day with any light; you just have to expose for the light and your subject will naturally become underexposed to create the silhouette for you.

The p52 participants proved this point with their variety of light sources taken during all hours of the day. Scroll through their images and see for yourself!

xo,

Angie Mahlke

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52 Clicks | Week 26 | Dramatic Light

A new month brings a new theme in our Project 52. July is all about having fun with light. The first type of light we focused on was dramatic light, which broadly emcompasses anything where light becomes another subject in the image. The p52 participants used a variety of lighting techniques, from pockets of light and dramatic shadows to artificial light, specifically with spectacular night photography.

We could spend weeks on this type of light alone, from side light and backlight to starbursts and light painting, but it's time to move on to the next one on the list. Until then, enjoy all the images from our dramatic light week.

xo,

Angie Mahlke

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