By Lauren Kemper ‘23

Steps:

1. Set up your tripod and camera. Make sure you are somewhere that can be completely dark whether that is a room with no light, or take the photos at night.

2. Have your model stand or sit where you want. For this tutorial, I used backlighting, so someone could try the model facing forward or sideways to change the silhouette.

3. Set your camera settings: ISO 200, shutter speed 8 seconds, aperture 5.6. This is what I used, but changing the shutter speed can make the photo brighter if you have a light constantly shining. It is important to change the settings throughout the shoot because you may like the way one photo comes out more than the others

4. When taking the photo:

   1. Set a timer so you can get in position to draw with/ use the light wand. I set a 3 second timer.

   2. Press the button.

   3. Set the light wand to a desired color.

   4. Wave the wand behind the model. This should be quick so the photo is not too bright.

   5. Turn the light off for the remaining time so the camera doesn’t pick up too much light.

5. Mistakes/What can go wrong

1. Holding the light wand in the photo can make it too bright, or it may light up the front of the model rather than just creating a silhouette

2. In order to avoid that, turn the light off right away or find a way to cover the light.

3. It may also be difficult to get camera settings right, so it is very important to experiment until you find an end result you like

4. Too bright: