Silhouette Photography is a technique used by photographers in taking pictures of people, landscape, and other objects against the light. The object or scene consists of a visible outline with its interior being featureless because it appears dark or black against a lighter background. To achieve an image in silhouette form, you have to be intelligent and innovative enough to use the right lighting techniques.
In silhouette photography, the sun is the most common source of bright light, but some photographers use artificial light when capturing an image indoor. Some of the important tips and techniques used to take a silhouette picture would be to choose a subject with a defined and recognizable shape, you need to have a strong light source, the camera must be set into a manual mode, and the strobe or flash must be turned off.
Here are 30 examples of silhouette photos captured by awesome and creative photographers around the world. Check them out for inspiration and get ready to shoot your own captivating silhouette photo after reading this post!
Compare and Contrast
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Angels in a Field
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Silhouette of Two Giraffes
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On a Silhouette Day II
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Jumping Silhouette
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On a Silhouette Day III
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Silhouette Shooter
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In The Blue
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Silhouette
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IMG 9861 Original
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Tend to the Gaggle
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Power
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Ferris Wheel, Fall Fair
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World’s Favorite Sport
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Landscape
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Finding your Place in the Sun
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Sea Silhouette
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Reach for the Sky
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Golden Sunrise
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Silhouettes 4
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Like a Painting Silhouette
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Nkorho Sunrise
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La Nuit Vient
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Shine
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Paradise
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Palm Silhouette
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Sailing to the Sun
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The Silhouette of the City of Kuala Lumpur of Malaysia
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Bay Bridge Silhouette
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Flower Silhouette
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