How to Take Silhouette Pictures

In a silhouette image, the subject in the foreground of a picture is only a dark, featureless shadow, while the content in the background is perfectly illuminated. Recreating a silhouette image does not take any major photography skills. In fact, as long as there is a controllable light source, you can create a silhouette picture whenever you want.

Things You'll Need

• Light source

Instructions

1. Turn off all the lights in the room, if you are indoors. If you are taking the picture outside, make sure it is evening or later.

2. Position a light source behind the content you want a silhouette of. If you are outside, you can use a lamp post as the light source. Make sure no light is striking the front content you want a silhouette of. This ruins the effect of the image. You want all the light to behind the subject matter.

3. Focus your camera onto the subject matter. This gives the subject a clear outline, while still not revealing any features.

4. Take the picture with the flash off.

Tips & Warnings

• If you have a digital camera, review the image to make sure it looks how you want it.

References

• Take Silhouette Image