My 27 Images Of People's Silhouettes Captured During Sunset (New Pics)

I started more as a virtual artist who used a simple silhouette and then added sunset to create a work. But later I lost interest in it as I wanted to be known as a photographer, not a virtual artist. So slowly I started to rely more on natural elements with minimal editing and it was a smooth transition as I didn't completely give up on editing, but little by little improved my skills and put all my efforts into photography so that I don't have to rely much on any software.

With time I started to understand more about the sky and sunset and was extremely grateful to be in a place with a good sky and sunset. I have two shooting spots in my town which are perfect for such a shoot, but the only thing I had to check was the weather and all the weather sites were turning into an important part of my shoots. Also, many times I visited that place in town 2-3 hours before sunset to predict how the sunset might be. Some days it went as planned, and some days it went completely differently.

Regarding props, my idea to rely more on natural elements changed my way of observation, like looking at any object, I used to wonder what it could do with the sunset. Example: I saw a vacuum cleaner and clouds outside which were covering the sun, and an idea clicked to use the same vacuum to remove clouds from the sun. There are so many works which crossed my mind observing things around me and once I got any idea, I drew a rough sketch deciding the composition, etc. and if the weather seemed good for a certain idea, carried that prop to the shooting spot. The use of original objects made the image more lively.

But behind every successful attempt, there had been lots of failed attempts as well. Like, once I planned an image of a footballer striking a goal with an overhead kick  (Football overhead kick). To capture this, I required three people, open space and a clear sky, but it took many days to get the image because of some mistakes while shooting, like not getting the framing and sun in the right position, also some days clouds interrupted, unavailability of people, etc. But one day everything went as planned and I did get the desired image. The feeling of accomplishment was special and made me learn that strong willpower will help to strike every goal.

I kept doing the things I loved and gratefully, many people showed interest in this kind of work and this brought me relief and motivation to put in more effort to get better and better. We humans, in every field, need upliftment from people around us to move forward and thankfully I got that from people on the internet. Also, many people connected after a post on Bored Panda, which helped me to gain exposure around the world.