Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Use a Machine Gun to Shoot Silhouettes


This photo was taken in my Lianzhou, China journey.

Silhouettes give people a mysterious feel.
Wanna reveal their mask?

Take a photograph of silhouettes like that is not an easy task.
What?

Please count how many legs in the photo?
What happens if one or more legs overlapped? If a silhouette's legs overlap, they will melt into one piece.

Now, do you see the trick?
I needed to take a photo in which all the 10 legs are seperated.

It is a issue of timing.

A machine gun (high speed shooting) is a great help.

I continuously shot 50 photos to get one that all legs are clearly seperated.

Photography requires your patience and tricks!

2 comments:

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