{"id":1041,"date":"2021-01-27T07:15:33","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T07:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paullovelace.photography\/blog\/?p=1041"},"modified":"2021-01-27T08:16:03","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T08:16:03","slug":"lens-flare-and-silhouettes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paullovelace.photography\/blog\/lens-flare-and-silhouettes\/","title":{"rendered":"Lens Flare and Silhouettes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Capturing artistic lens flare combined with creating a silhouette effect adds so much character to a photo.<\/p>\n<p>In fine art photography it brings a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paullovelace.photography\/index\/G0000laie.PyYlKc\/I0000h3njS8p8DXE\">print to life.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For editorial photography lens flare has been a popular effect for some time.<\/p>\n<p>Shooting into the\u00a0sun worked well on the \u00a0photo below.<\/p>\n<p>Flare on the yacht and onlookers silhouetted enjoying the moment was pleasing to capture.<\/p>\n<p>It was taken just before sunset on Milk Beach, overlooked by Strickland House, in Sydney Harbour National Park.<\/p>\n<p>The photo below was processed in Lightroom and split toning added.<\/p>\n<p>What is great about split toning is that it allows you to subtly enhance the colours of the highlights and shadows separately, without toning the entire image at once.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1046\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 1570px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/paullovelace.photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Milk-Beach-202101-76.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1046 size-full\" title=\"Lens Flare and Silhouettes\" src=\"https:\/\/paullovelace.photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Milk-Beach-202101-76.jpg\" alt=\"Architect; Architecture; Bridge; Buildings; Corporate Decor; Destination; Evening; Fine Art Photography; Fine Art Photography Sydney; Harbour; Healing Art; Healing Images; Home Decor; Lens Flare; Living Room Wall Art; Milk Beach; NSW; New South Wales; Opera House; People Silhouette; Photographs Sydney; Silhouette; Strickland House; Sun Flare; Sydney; Tourism; Travel; Urban; Wall Art; Wall Art For Your Home and Office; city; cityscape; healthcare decor; hotel decor; landscape; scenic; skyline; skyscraper; skyscraper Australia; sunlight; sydney australia; sydney harbour bridge; sydney opera; view; water; waterfront; yachts\" width=\"1560\" height=\"1040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paullovelace.photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Milk-Beach-202101-76.jpg 1560w, https:\/\/paullovelace.photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Milk-Beach-202101-76-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/paullovelace.photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Milk-Beach-202101-76-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/paullovelace.photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Milk-Beach-202101-76-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/paullovelace.photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Milk-Beach-202101-76-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/paullovelace.photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Milk-Beach-202101-76-330x220.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1560px) 100vw, 1560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/paullovelace.photoshelter.com\/gallery-image\/Fine-Art-Prints\/G0000laie.PyYlKc\/I0000h3njS8p8DXE\">Buy Print<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Capturing artistic lens flare combined with creating a silhouette effect adds so much character to a photo. 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