Scrim: a silhouette-behind-fabric AI photoshoot
Scrim shows the person only through a translucent screen lit from behind, as doubled amber and violet shadows and the relief of a face pressed into cloth. Six studio frames where focus snaps sharp wherever the body touches the fabric.
- Lens
- 50 mm
- Aperture
- f/5.6
- Light
- Behind the screen
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Six frames from this shoot
Five frames and one detail, made by haloshot from three phone photos of one person.
Frame 1 · Scrim 
Frame 2 · Scrim 
Frame 3 · Scrim 
Frame 4 · Scrim 
Frame 5 · Scrim 
Detail · Scrim
About the backlit scrim look
Two lights stand behind the scrim, one amber and one violet, and nothing lights the front. Each casts its own shadow, so the figure appears twice in soft overlapping color on glowing white fabric. A 50 mm lens at f/5.6 faces the screen square on. Moving away blurs and enlarges the shadow, while a cheek or hand pressed into the cloth turns crisp.
Clothes, place and when to pick it
A voluminous coat with a rounded sculptural silhouette and a tall collar gives the shadow a strong, readable outline. Close frames show the stretched relief of nose, lips and beard in the cloth. haloshot shapes that relief from your own face, using three phone photos. Pick it for album art, a dance or theater poster, or an art-led grid.
How it works
Add three photos of yourself: face, half turn and full length. haloshot renders a free five-frame preview of Scrim with your face. Pick the frames you like and keep them in 4:5 HD.
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