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33 Responses to “12 Super Silhouette Shots”

• dmolavi Says:

  this was my first attempt at this type of shot. actually, it was accidental, but i love how it turned out:
  http://themolavis.com/trips/newhampshire2007/IMG_4419.JPG.html

• Smitty Says:

  Boy do I love inspiring shots like these! I think the rest of my work day is going to pass very slowly now…

• Pete Langlois Says:

  I really like the dolphin shot!

  http://www.petelanglois.net

• Claudia Regina Says:

  I am, in fact, a silhouette fan. And for exactly the same reason you do. It’s a photo that interact with the viewer. Really inspiring your post.

  (first time I comment here, even reading the feed for so long!)

• Jodi Friedman Says:

  I just did a post on this on my blog too. Mine was over a week ago and discussed how I achieved and edited my beach silhouettes. I really love some of these that are not even beaches - just every day scenes.

  It has inspired me to try some away from the beach too.

  Here is a link to my tutorial in case this can help anyone - especially on the editing side of it:

  Part 1 (photographing): http://mcpactions.com/blog/2008/07/07/how-to-photograph-and-edit-silhouettes-part-1/
  Part 2 (editing): http://mcpactions.com/blog/2008/07/09/how-to-photograph-and-edit-silhouettes-part-2/

  Jodi
  MCP Actions
  http://www.mcpactions.com

• Wayfaring Wanderer Says:

  Wow, those are amazing! I am partial to the boy running and the red toned fish net photos…….thanks for sharing.

• Ken Klassy Says:

  I really enjoy seeing these shots, very inspiring.

  A beginner’s try…

  Taken in Antarctica.

  http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenklassy/2659616031/

• Igor Srdanovic Says:

  Here is my attempt on silhouettes:

  http://www.flickr.com/photos/jetsetwilly/1624106747/

• Skydancer Says:

  Mine too :)
  http://moonsgirl.com/skydancer/index.php?showimage=377
  http://moonsgirl.com/skydancer/index.php?showimage=360
  http://moonsgirl.com/skydancer/index.php?showimage=349
  http://moonsgirl.com/skydancer/index.php?showimage=352
  http://moonsgirl.com/skydancer/index.php?showimage=339

• Skydancer Says:

  You can see mine too
  I love this effect!

  http://moonsgirl.com/skydancer/index.php?showimage=377
  http://moonsgirl.com/skydancer/index.php?showimage=349
  http://moonsgirl.com/skydancer/index.php?showimage=360
  http://moonsgirl.com/skydancer/index.php?showimage=339

• Skydancer Says:

  You can see mine too
  I love this effect!

• Skydancer Says:

  Leave All Behind :
  http://moonsgirl.com/skydancer/index.php?showimage=377
  Shadow n the Beach :
  http://moonsgirl.com/skydancer/index.php?showimage=349
  Autoportrait :
  http://moonsgirl.com/skydancer/index.php?showimage=360
  You :
  http://moonsgirl.com/skydancer/index.php?showimage=339

• Skydancer Says:

  http://moonsgirl.com/skydancer/index.php?showimage=352

• Rob Says:

  Just stunning images and very inspiring. I’ve not yet tried my hand at this. Must do. Love the kayaker.

• Rajat Says:

  Great Picture..Great effect. Thanks for your article.

• Ehsan Says:

  Thanks for this beautiful set .
  This is my Silhouette Set in Flickr :

  http://www.flickr.com/photos/sefroyek/sets/72157604197559517/

• WendyJRoan Says:

  Very nice shots - just beautiful. I love Silhouettes; there’s a mystique quality about them. Thank you so much for sharing. — Wendy J. Roan

• Aelina A. Bakar Says:

  pictures tell thousand of stories………

• Tom Leuntjens Says:

  some great shots, nice post

  here are mine,

  http://tomleuntjensphotography.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/part-ii-barbara-stijn-and/

• Niki Says:

  Beautiful!

• Maximilian Says:

  Very nice! Love the third one. Here is one of mine:
  http://lucidtones.com/index.php?showimage=38

• Jeremy Says:

  Wow, I really liked the clock one. I thought that was amazing

• Joanna Says:

  Spectacular shots!! I love the simplicity, yet complexity :) of silhouettes.

• Jill Says:

  Wow:
  Beautiful work! I am inspired.
  Thank you!

• melody Says:

  Simply gorgeous. Thanks.

• roger   Says:

  my attempt at a silhouette from an old dolphin photo that looked really bad in color! http://on.eti.me/3

• Cinnamon Says:

  I love silhouettes as well! These shots are really nice…makes me want to work harder to achieve more like them…with more contrast. (mine are not as rich looking):(

• laura - dolcepics Says:

  Wow, all of them are stunning and so different and creative! But the first one is just amazing!

  My attempt back when I shot in Aperture Priority mode:
  http://www.dolcepics.com/dailypic/fiery-sunset/

  I just used the exposure compensation set to -1.0 and it helped to get the effect.

• Gayle Says:

  I to, love the silhouettes,, one that I haven’t even thought of trying. Thank you for showing and a must for me to try.

• Kenny Says:

  Very great photos.

  My favourite is the one with the bird,
  then the dolphins and the running little boy.

  Great photos. :-)

• jayvee f. Says:

  hi friends,

  here are some of my attempts at silhouettes:

  http://www.flickr.com/photos/jayvee/2307338925/

  http://www.flickr.com/photos/jayvee/2305877607/

  http://www.flickr.com/photos/jayvee/1968180499/

• Patrick Says:

  Here’s my favorite silhouette…

  http://farm1.static.flickr.com/40/93874519_6479c3cc74_b.jpg

• Custom Silhouettes Says:

  Here is a blog post I did some time ago which may be of interest to your readers also on creating custom silhouettes.

  http://www.intofotos.com/photography/2008/05/11/creating-custom-silhouettes/

  and some of my silhouettes
  http://flickr.com/photos/intofotos/2482330231/
  http://flickr.com/photos/intofotos/2483200330/
  http://flickr.com/photos/intofotos/2230722576/