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Street Photography Assignments
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Street Photography Assignments

by Valerie Jardin
September 2020
Beginner
204 pages
3h 17m
English
Rocky Nook
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ASSIGNMENT 9

Silhouettes with Sunburst

ASSIGNMENT

Ready for an extra challenge? Now that you practiced capturing amazing silhouettes, it’s time to add an element of difficulty that will also create a “wow” effect in your photograph. Let’s capture an amazing silhouette combined with a well-executed sunburst effect.

TECHNIQUE

First, let’s practice the sunburst effect. There is no need for a filter! You will achieve a star effect by setting your camera to a smaller aperture (f/11 or f/16 should do the trick) and position yourself so the sun is partially obstructed by a post, building, or tree. You will see the delineation between shadow and light on the ground—this is exactly where you need to stand. You only want a tiny bit of sun coming through ...

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