How to Use Silhouettes to Make an Impactful Photograph

It’s all about the light you cannot see

Mark Ali
Counter Arts
Published in
4 min readSep 14, 2023

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A silhouetted woman looks out a window at a vineyard at a Napa winery.
“Overlooking the Vineyards” (© Mark Ali)

When people talk about listening to jazz music, you might hear them say: “…it’s all about the notes they’re NOT playing”.

Yeah, I don’t know what that means either. Jazz people are odd.

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Mark Ali
Counter Arts

I’m a writer, a photographer, a music lover, and a professional ice sculptor. I’m kidding about that last thing. (View my portfolio at: markaliphotos.com)