25 March 2008
The Silhouette Project - Part I
)Published on March 25th, 2008 @ 09:15:47 am, using 208 words, 45 views
sil•hou•ette [sil-oo-et]
–noun
1. a two-dimensional representation of the outline of an object, as a cutout or configurational drawing, uniformly filled in with black, esp. a black-paper, miniature cutout of the outlines of a famous person’s face.
2. the outline or general shape of something: the slim silhouette of a skyscraper.
3. a dark image outlined against a lighter background.
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My interest in silhouettes began accidentally. I set the self timer on my camera one day to get a shot of the dress I was wearing for the benefit of someone I couldn’t show it to in person. In characteristic amateur fashion, I pointed the camera against the sunlight (DUH!) thereby capturing a shot of a silhouette instead of a dress - such a happy and welcome accident!
Setting the flash to off, I realized I could enhance the darkness of the silhouette. Eventually that first shot got named Cartilha’s Serendipity and I haven’t stopped pointing my camera against natural light since. :D
The images posted below were all created on Gimp.
Click here to check out The Silhouette Project - Part II
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