Shooting contre-jour, with the sun behind the subject, picking reflections off windscreens and shop fronts, and a frontal under the bright glare of the Golden hour - a few early morning shots from around the commercial enclave adjacent to our local weekend farmer's market. The term is derived from French, which means 'against daylight,' and refers to a photographic and artistic technique where the light source is positioned behind the subject being viewed or photographed.
The result is a particular visual effect characterized by strong contrasts between light and dark, often creating silhouettes and emphasizing the subject's shapes and lines.
Before its use in photography, contre-jour was used in painting, where shadows would fall forward toward the lower center of the frame, either to the left, right, or center. The effect usually hides details, creates a stronger contrast between light and dark, silhouettes, and emphasizes lines and shapes.
As for the camera, the Olympus VR-370, launched by Olympus in 2013, is a point-and-shoot travel zoom with a 16MP CCD sensor, a 12.5x optical zoom lens (24-300mm equivalent), backed by a 460k-dot resolution 3.0-inch LCD with anti-glare technology. The camera features a built-in flash, an easy-to-use zoom and menu control, an ergonomic grip design, a dedicated one-touch video button, and Dual Image Stabilization to reduce the effect of camera shake.
Shooting modes include scene selection for Sunset, Fireworks, Candlelight, Beach, and Sport. When used in iAuto mode, the camera will adjust the camera's settings to match that scene optimally. Other features available include Face Detection, which recognizes when you are shooting people and automatically adjusts the camera for the ideal portrait exposure.
AF Tracking follows a moving subject, like a pet or a child, and constantly adjusts focus and exposure so the camera has the correct settings when you are ready to shoot. Magic Art Filters adds special effects like Soft Focus, Watercolor Effect, and Fish Eye, while Beauty Mode applies Photoshop-like enhancements to your portraits, softening shadows and smoothing wrinkles.
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