A good photograph doesn’t always have every detail perfectly lit. Silhouette photography obscures the details and instead emphasizes shape and form. Photographing a silhouette isn’t necessarily ...

When taking photographs the light at the beginning and the end of the day is some of the best to work with. To get the most out of it you might think you have to go out and shoot stunning vistas but ...

It's an art form that has long existed in the shadows: The silhouette, a portrait fashioned from paper and a pair of scissors. But these days, the silhouette is not just a static shape. You may know ...

Photographer Dona Laurita possesses a remarkable gift. In her portraits, Laurita captures the beauty and brilliance of her subjects — without ever showing their faces. Much of Laurita’s work has to do ...

It is strange and entirely delightful that the silhouette still enchants us. The shadow form, which reduces the three-dimensional world to lines and contours, dates back millennia before it became a ...

On November8, Mercurywill transit the Sun. From Earth, we'll see the silhouette of Mercurytravel across the disk of the Sun. Transits are uncommon but predictableevents. The geometry of Mercury (or ...

The shapes and silhouettes created by shadows are a fascinating subject to photograph. One small movement can change the entire composition. This week's winner is Robert Peterson with his photo of the ...