Creating Silhouette Photos

Here how to make a silhouette image:
1. Make selection on the object you want.
2. Copy and paste it.
3. Right click in the layer thumbnals, select Select Layer Tranparency.
4. Press D to reset the color. Then press Alt + Backspace to make it Black.. Deselect the selection. This will make the object look dark. You can try different way to make the object look dark.
5. Try to make the background layer look dark, by Alt + Backspace, or use other image as background. Apply a filter like Lighting Effect of Lens Flare on the background layer to make a dramatic effects.