CONTRE JOUR PHOTOGRAPHY
Conte Jour is the creating of silhouettes due to the light source coming from behind the subject of the image.
All these images were obviously taken on the same night due to how the sunset is the same in each of them but I couldn't do much about this as it has been overcast lately so there hasn't been much sunlight getting through at this time. The colours of the sky in every one of these photographs is a little dull but still beautifully calming with the blues and purples which contrast highly to the darker silhouettes.
I was quite happy with how each of these images turned out considering I only took them with my phone camera so I wasn't expecting the quality to be too great. I really love the first image of the swing set silhouette but it is just that little bit out of focus whereas the last one showing the gumnuts is very sharp and detailed which is why it is my favourite.
The one that I would choose for my least favourite is the second to last one showing sheep in a paddock. What I originally aimed to do with these sheep was make them the actual silhouette against the sunset but as there were too many trees surrounding, the sheep were nearly impossible to see up against their black outlines. I chose this one rather than a close up because even though it is a bit duller, I think the green contrasts nicely to the rest of the sky and the black trees surrounding the horizon are still in partially sharp focus.
All these images were obviously taken on the same night due to how the sunset is the same in each of them but I couldn't do much about this as it has been overcast lately so there hasn't been much sunlight getting through at this time. The colours of the sky in every one of these photographs is a little dull but still beautifully calming with the blues and purples which contrast highly to the darker silhouettes.
I was quite happy with how each of these images turned out considering I only took them with my phone camera so I wasn't expecting the quality to be too great. I really love the first image of the swing set silhouette but it is just that little bit out of focus whereas the last one showing the gumnuts is very sharp and detailed which is why it is my favourite.
The one that I would choose for my least favourite is the second to last one showing sheep in a paddock. What I originally aimed to do with these sheep was make them the actual silhouette against the sunset but as there were too many trees surrounding, the sheep were nearly impossible to see up against their black outlines. I chose this one rather than a close up because even though it is a bit duller, I think the green contrasts nicely to the rest of the sky and the black trees surrounding the horizon are still in partially sharp focus.