Is a Silhouette Photo Possible with a Glass Object?

If you want to show the shape of the sculpture without having any detail inside of it, you could use rim lighting:You're right, almost the entire picture is extremely dark (black, actually) but the specular highlights provide enough information to perfectly understand the shape of the object.Note that the above link also mentions the opposite kind of picture (silhouette), which might be closer to what you're after:It's a matter of taste but I find the first picture more pleasant and informative.You'd need to light the sculpture from both sides, either with small portable strobes or continuous lighting.

I have a colored blown glass sculpture and tried to take a silhouette photo of it using different settings on my camera but couldn't find any that would successfully do it without making the entire picture extremely dark. Is it possible at all to take the photo or would the light always pass through the sculpture?

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I have a colored blown glass sculpture and tried to take a silhouette photo of it using different settings on my camera but couldn't find any that would successfully do it without making the entire picture extremely dark. Is it possible at all to take the photo or would the light always pass through the sculpture?