Making Silhouettes

Here's a little story on the history of silhouettes:  Back in the day when there were few cameras, people who couldn't afford to have a picture taken or to have a portrait made for a loved one would hire someone to do a silhouette of that person.  A silhouette, in case you don't know is a profile view of someone as if a very strong light shone from behind them, only leaving the outline of their face visible.  So for my loved one, my dog, I made a silhouette of her.  I took a picture of her, traced the edges of the face on the computer, and finally filled in the outline.  This is her silhouette shown here.