The following describes how to make silhouette effect with PS software. I hope this guide can help you. 0 1 Pull a map at night and enter PS.

Drag another character picture into PS and put it on the empty map at night.

Move your mouse to the Layers panel here, select the People layer, and then click the Adjust Layer button below the layer.

Select: Hue/Saturation from the pop-up menu.

05 bring up its operation panel. First, click the "Cut" button, as shown.

Then, pull the brightness slider to the left until the end. Its parameters are displayed as-100;

Then, a silhouette effect comes out.

What is the silhouette in ps?

Choose a backlight position so that the subject can have a shadow (silhouette) when shooting. This requires that the outline of the subject should be clear, that is, the subject should be focused. Only in this way can the outline be clear and concise.

Silhouette mainly highlights the outline of the subject, and the three-dimensional sense of space is weak. In order to avoid the lack of focus in the photo, try to keep the background simple. You can shoot from the bottom corner, with the sky as the background, and at the same time, like the evening sky, you can also create a very good atmosphere.

You can use the classic nine-square grid to compose the composition, and put the main body at the intersection of the three-point line to highlight the main body.

Don't turn on the flash:

Originally, the silhouette was taken under the condition of insufficient exposure of the subject. On the contrary, we just hope that the exposure of the subject is not enough to get the silhouette effect, so don't turn on the flash. Shooting under the condition of backlight makes the subject underexposed and makes its outline appear without showing details. This is a silhouette.

How to shoot an outdoor silhouette?

Silhouette shooting skills Backlight is often used in silhouette shooting, because it is the darkest time when the subject is backlit, and it can form an obvious contour line at the edge of the subject, so silhouette is usually accompanied by backlight. At this time, the focus of shooting is on the metering position. If we want a completely black silhouette, then the metering position will be in the bright part of the sky, but there are various brightness in the bright part. Therefore, it is recommended to shoot from the area between the dark part and the bright part, such as the bright part between the sunset and the subject. If you can't achieve the desired effect, shoot it again in a bright or slightly darker bright part. In this way, you can get the desired silhouette effect. If you want the silhouette to be darker and the colors other than the silhouette to be more saturated, such as the color of clouds or sunset, then you can try to reduce the exposure by EV-0.3 or EV-0.5, or simply shoot in the form of surround exposure, and then choose a satisfactory one. Find a suitable scene and take a silhouette. Be sure to backlight it. Take the sunset, which is the most commonly used in silhouette shooting, for example, the position of the sun needs to be behind the shooting theme. In terms of time, you should choose sunrise or sunset, because the light is softer at this time, which is a good time to take a silhouette. The principle of shooting with other light sources is basically the same except shooting with the afterglow of sunset. Simply put, it is to find a backlight position and turn the subject into a shadow. Exposure mode To take a silhouette, you can use the manual exposure mode. In general, it is to speed up the shutter speed and narrow the aperture. This can make the subject almost completely black, and the background can show the silhouette effect of color. In addition, if you use semi-automatic mode, you can also use exposure reduction compensation fine-tuning to get the best effect. Photometric mode If you use semi-automatic mode (such as aperture priority), you can set the camera to spot metering mode, use the brightest range of background to measure light, and then press the exposure lock button, so that you can lock the exposure value and display the silhouette effect when focusing again. Pay attention to the subject form. Because there are few colors and details in silhouette photos, it is very important for photographers to understand the main form. Before shooting, it is best to have a full understanding of the morphological characteristics of the subject, so as to outline his unique shape and increase the tension of the photo.

Novice, how to take a silhouette? Thank you?

Thank you, I believe that when you often see some amazing silhouette photos, you will have the idea of trying, but for beginners, it is often irrelevant, and the final photos can not achieve the artistic effect of silhouette. Let me talk about some details that should be paid attention to when taking a silhouette.

1 First of all, consider the angle of light. Light must come from the back of the subject to form an effective contour. Due to the contrast between light and dark, the subject is underexposed, but it presents a special effect of silhouette.

2. Set the spot metering mode and aim at the highlights except the subject in the lens, which will lead to underexposure of the subject and form a silhouette.

3. Considering that the silhouette needs to highlight the beauty of the outline, it is necessary to use a smaller aperture, which can not only ensure the depth of field, but also increase the sharpness relatively and make full use of the delicate feeling of the silhouette.

Sunrise and sunset are the best time to take silhouette photos. In this case, you can easily take silhouette photos without too much human intervention, such as using a mobile phone.

5. If you understand the basic principle of exposure, in fact, in bright light, you can also deliberately use the method of underexposure to make the details of the main color unable to be displayed, and only form an outline to achieve the effect of silhouette.

6. Pay attention to the form of the subject matter, and be expressive and expressive. Especially portrait photography, we should pay more attention to the design of limbs. In order to achieve a strong artistic conception.

The above is my experience in taking silhouette photos for beginners, and I will share it with you. I am a photographer, and I update the related pictures and texts of travel photography every day. I look forward to your comments and concerns, which is my greatest encouragement and help.

How to shoot silhouette (silhouette shooting skills)?

Silhouette is a kind of picture effect with bright background and dark subject, which can well express the subject's posture and action, and the shooting process is also very simple. Here are a few tips to teach you how to take beautiful silhouette photos.

1, choose the background and shooting angle: Silhouette needs a bright background to express the subject's posture, so it is generally the most suitable to choose the sky. When shooting, choose to shoot from behind, or squat down at a low angle to show the posture of the subject as much as possible, so that the sky occupies more pictures and the dark areas on the ground are as few as possible.

2. Select the subject: The subject can be a character. It is suggested to choose tight clothes, which can better highlight the figure and movement of the character, or shoot the outline of the character's side face to express the artistic conception of the picture. It can also be an animal, which also shows the animal's posture, sideways is the best. You can also choose plants, trees, etc. To express the beauty of the branches.

3, metering is the most important: because the background is bright, it is recommended to choose spot metering, metering against the bright part of the background to ensure the normal light of the background, so that the brightness of the whole picture will be weakened, so the darker background will darken, forming a silhouette effect, and then focus on shooting.

4. Shooting mode and parameter setting: It is recommended to choose the aperture priority shooting mode, set the aperture to make the shutter speed automatic and keep the ISO low (such as ISO 100). Because the background brightness is normal and the subject is dark after shooting the bright part, it is very difficult to shoot.

5. Picture atmosphere: The picture effect of silhouette depends on white balance. When we need warm yellow effect, we can improve the color temperature; On the contrary, when we need blue cooling effect, we should lower the color temperature. Or directly convert the picture into black and white, and the effect will be very good.