5 Tips for Shooting Dramatic Silhouettes

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5 Tips for Shooting Dramatic Silhouettes Apply these rules to capture dark silhouettes against bright backgrounds in your digital photos. - Dave Johnson, PCWorld More From Dave Johnson Artistic Digital Photo Effects: Zoom Blur, Orton Effect Learn how to use blur selectively--in the lens and in your image editor--and how to apply the Orton Effect to your digital photos. Share: Photo Contest: Hot Pics for April Subscribers to Dave Johnson's Digital Focus newsletter took these shots. Share: Photograph a Silhouette Create a sense of drama by underexposing your subject against a brighter background. 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