Bride silhouette

[Imaginism]

Can anyone advise me on the following..
I want to take a picture of a bride at a window, with the light wrapping around the edges of her body, but the back in silhouette. How should I meter? For the window or the white dress? Or should I use exposure compensation? Any advice would be great.

 

[Phil Young]

I'd try flashing through the window on high power and use your ISO and aperture to create the silhouette.

Suppose you could do it with available light but the light source would have to be very strong through the window.

Otherwise spend more time in post production.

 

[HoppyUK]

Can anyone advise me on the following..
I want to take a picture of a bride at a window, with the light wrapping around the edges of her body, but the back in silhouette. How should I meter? For the window or the white dress? Or should I use exposure compensation? Any advice would be great.

It needs to be brighter outside obviously, but it probably will be unless it's deep shade or trees. Maybe try an upstairs window, against an overcast sky would be ideal for the wrapped effect you're after.

Exposure is difficult, but I would just meter it roughly and then adjust accordingly. Check the histogram - you want a sharp peak close to the right hand edge, that'll be the background/sky recorded nice and bright. Try not to blow it though, as it will start to eat away at the outline of the silhouette.

You could do it on auto and adjust with compensation, but manual would be best as it will lock the settings. With a subject like that on auto, any slighly movement of the subject will likely throw everything out again.

 

[buckas]

It needs to be brighter outside obviously, but it probably will be unless it's deep shade or trees. Maybe try an upstairs window, against an overcast sky would be ideal for the wrapped effect you're after.

Exposure is difficult, but I would just meter it roughly and then adjust accordingly. Check the histogram - you want a sharp peak close to the right hand edge, that'll be the background/sky recorded nice and bright. Try not to blow it though, as it will start to eat away at the outline of the silhouette.

You could do it on auto and adjust with compensation, but manual would be best as it will lock the settings. With a subject like that on auto, any slighly movement of the subject will likely throw everything out again.

A very accurate, correct and concise response, follow Hoppys advice!