When taking these silhouette images, I wanted to take pictures of things that I enjoy. In this image, I took a picture of a basketball hoop because I felt that this represented me the best. When taking this picture, I angled my camera so that the sun would be blocked by the backboard of the hoop. This helped create a focus point around the basket. I also used the rule of thirds in this image to make sure that the bottom intersecting point, on the left, would match up with the hoop as well.
Frans Lanting, one of the greatest nature photographers of our time, took this photo which is titled "Emperor Penguin Family." Lanting used many principles, techniques, and elements when taking this photo. He used the rule of thirds and had the top two intersecting points match up with both of the penguin's heads where the neck bends. Using the rule of thirds also emulates the principle of balance. The two penguins facing each other with the baby penguin in the middle makes the picture symmetrical. Cool colors surround the penguins and there are also some cool colors used in the baby penguin. High intensity colors are exposed around the heads and on the backs of the adult penguins. All of the the elements, principles, and techniques used in this photo, taken by Lanting, creates a sense of unity.
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