I thought it would be fun to capture Amanda standing next to my shadow, as the sun set behind me.
But why does she look so two-dimensional… as if she was Photoshopped into the image later? How might I replicate, or avoid, this effect in the future?
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Her shadow is directly behind her as yours is in front of you? If you shot at more of an angel your shadow wouldn’t look so normal.. at an angel her shadow would be present.. and your shadow would be stretched out more. I’m not a professional by any means.. just going off of what I’m seeing. She has shadowing behind her legs.
It appears that you’re right on the money, Misty… it’s all about the angle of the sunlight and the resulting lack of a shadow. Thanks for the comment!
Setting sun was at a near direct axis behind you and your lens (and a smidgen to the left). Straight on frontal light on Amanda casts a near direct shadow on the wall behind her (as falling a smidgen to the right). That angle of light in relation to your camera renders her flat in dimension (highlights and shadows define dimension)
Basically, this is the equivalent of a potentially “bad” direct flash on camera with the “rules” broken to result in a lovely picture. Take the surprise element of your shadow and you suddenly have kind of a flat and less interesting picture of Amanda standing my a red barn.
Thanks for that insight, Jeff!