Edit picture of my Poly

[RTC probe 3]

Hey guys(I hope this is the right place to post),
I wanna edit this pic of my Polypterus where only the silhouette or just the Poly without the background can be taken. Can someone tell me how to do it? Or can someone do it for me if it’s not that troublesome?

Thanks

 

[OTp1144]

This is definitely not the right sub-forum for this kinda thing...

 

[RTC probe 3]

This is definitely not the right sub-forum for this kinda thing...

What do you mean? Will this thread be removed ?

 

[OTp1144]

It'll probably just be moved not removed

 

[RTC probe 3]

Hendre or kno4te can you guys help me?

 

[kno4te]

This isn’t the forum for editing pics. I can move it.

 

[Hendre]

Doing the silhouette effect is a trick done with digital cameras, using a flash to illuminate the middle of the tank without catching the background, which does not have enough light for the shot. The fish has to be in the right spot without any objects to get the effect. It can't easily be edited in.

Here are some examples, taken on a Canon EOS 7D with a 50mm lens

Nothing in the background = just black


Now you can see some elements


And close to the bottom you can see everything as the cone of light from the flashes widens

 

[RTC probe 3]

Doing the silhouette effect is a trick done with digital cameras, using a flash to illuminate the middle of the tank without catching the background, which does not have enough light for the shot. The fish has to be in the right spot without any objects to get the effect. It can't easily be edited in.

Here are some examples, taken on a Canon EOS 7D with a 50mm lens

Nothing in the background = just black
View attachment 1436842

Now you can see some elements
View attachment 1436844

And close to the bottom you can see everything as the cone of light from the flashes widensView attachment 1436843

Thanks. So to take exactly like in the first photo did you fully off the lights and use only camera flash?

 

[Hendre]

Thanks. So to take exactly like in the first photo did you fully off the lights and use only camera flash?

I keep the lights on, the camera needs something to focus. I have an external flash above the tank, and I bounce the camera flash off the ceiling to trigger it. No flashes directly against the glass

 

[RTC probe 3]

I keep the lights on, the camera needs something to focus. I have an external flash above the tank, and I bounce the camera flash off the ceiling to trigger it. No flashes directly against the glass

So for an external flash I could keep the tank light on top switched in right? And what do you mean “the camera flash off the ceiling to trigger it”?