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Re: silhouette photography on a digital camera

2006-08-01 by R.T. McCants

-Thank you Danny,
 yes it does help... I'm going to practice on some silhouette shots 
and I will let you know how they come out.... 
thanks again'

-- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Danny Raphael" 
<dannyraphael@...> wrote:
>
> >  I have a question about how to take silhouette pictures on a 
digital 
> > camera using the black and white color option.
> 
> May I suggest you consider taking the pictures "in color." By 
doing so 
> you will have more contol and flexibility for creating a more 
dramatic 
> result by converting them to BW using one of several methods 
possible 
> in Photoshop, assuming you are using Photoshop.
> 
> If you shoot the pic as "BW from the camera," your options are 
more 
> limited.
> 
> For a silhouette image you will need a lot of "back light." For 
example 
> if shooting outdoors during the daytime you will want the sun to 
the 
> subject's back.
> 
> Does this help?
> 
> ~Danny~
>

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