How to Take a Perfect Right-Profile Photo

This is the perfect RIGHT profile. Stand about 4 feet away from your subject, show all the head, all the hair, and NO smiles!

Please take individual photos of each person, no matter what!

Please have good lighting and good contrast between your subject and the background.

A  perfect photo of a right-profile

The perfect right-profile photo.

A Few Good Examples:

A dog silhouette A child silhouette

Things to Avoid:

A woman with her head tilted, do not do this when sending in a photo for a silhouette

No Head-Tilting

Don't tilt your head! A plain background is good, though.

A woman smiling, do not do this when sending in a photo for a silhouette

No Smiling

See how a smile actually distorts the mouth and cheek area? No smiles please!

A woman smiling, do not do this when sending in a photo for a silhouette

No Partial Heads

Don't cut off your subjects' head and hair! That leaves too much guess work!

A front-facing photo of a woman, do not do this when sending in a photo for a silhouette

No Front-Facing Photos

Goodness she's lovely... but please, no front-facing photos!

A woman facing left, do not do this when sending in a photo for a silhouette

No Left-Profiles

Trying to cut left profiles is a pain! The blades from the scissors get in the way!

See what I mean? Can't see what I'm doing...