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Sarah Halstead

You are here: Home | Family | Silhouettes Of My Boys

March 12, 2012 By Sarah Halstead

Silhouettes Of My Boys

Filed Under: Family, Photography

I finally got around to taking my silhouette photos. Now this is my first time taking portrait silhouettes. It was a little different for me. I was also a little flustered.

If you follow me on instagram you know why. Kenny and I had gone shopping while my parents watched the boys. On our way home we were driving down the road in a 45mph zone when a guy on a bicycle came out to cross the road and ran right into the passenger side of my van and it turned him around and he went all the way down the side of my van leaving two pretty big scratches. Kenny slammed on brakes when he saw him coming and as he hit. Then when the biker got to the end of the van he contined pedaling across three more lanes of traffic and collapsed on the other side. Kenny and two medics that saw it happen ran over to him while I called 911. An ambulance came and took him to the hospital, they said he should be okay. It could have been A LOT worse. For one he didn’t get right in front of us, two the people behind us didn’t hit him or us, three he didn’t get hit by any of the other cars while crossing the other lanes. Needless to say I screamed from the passenger seat and was pretty shaken up. I hate accidents.


After that we went, got the boys, and heading to Kenny’s dads. That is where I took these photos. It wasn’t ideal but I didn’t feel like finding the perfect spot. I do love how the balloons turned out and I think they turned out pretty good.

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  1. cheryl says

    March 21, 2012 at 6:00 pm

    beautiful photos!
  2. Naomi says

    March 19, 2012 at 9:27 am

    What a scary moment!!! Glad all is ok. I just love these shors. Awesome!
  3. Bethany says

    March 16, 2012 at 4:22 pm

    Wow. These photos are AMAZING!! I absolutely love the second shot!!
  4. Branson says

    March 16, 2012 at 2:35 pm

    I adore these! That third shot is perfection, and the balloons are so cool! I haven't seen anyone do that before and I am in LOVE! ;)
  5. katherine says

    March 15, 2012 at 8:33 pm

    gorgeous i love it. specially the 4 and 6.
  6. Leigh says

    March 15, 2012 at 3:11 pm

    What a close call. So scary!
  7. Becky says

    March 15, 2012 at 10:48 am

    Wow! That would shake anybody up. Makes you wonder what that biker was on... Anyhoo glad everyone is ok. These silhouettes are pretty darn great! Love the balloon idea!
  8. Emily says

    March 14, 2012 at 10:19 pm

    I am so glad everyone is ok! How scary! These pictures are amazing! I love the balloons as well and the sunbursts are so well placed. Thank you for sharing!
  9. Ewa says

    March 14, 2012 at 12:05 pm

    Sounds like scary experince! I was in an accident once, and to this date I can see the images in my head I really have to learn how to take silhouette photos, yours look so amazing!!
  10. melody says

    March 14, 2012 at 9:02 am

    I love the balloon photos! The colors are great! :)
  11. Mira Crisp says

    March 14, 2012 at 8:26 am

    I am sorry to hear about you accident. I hate them too. Anyway, the first photo with balloons is just great. I love it!
  12. Erika B says

    March 14, 2012 at 3:24 am

    Scary accident! So lucky no one got hurt. Your shots are so beautiful. The balloons look great and I love the 4th shot from the top. Erika B
  13. Michelle says

    March 14, 2012 at 1:12 am

    I think they're great Sarah :) Again, I'm glad you are all ok, so scary for everyone :/
  14. Christi says

    March 13, 2012 at 11:41 pm

    Those are wonderful! The only silhouette I've done was of my brother and his wife at their wedding. They got married just before sunset on a golf course in AZ. Where I live it here are to many hills and trees to get a good sunset silhouette. I need to take a trip to the beach.
  15. Gina says

    March 13, 2012 at 8:03 pm

    First- SO SORRY to hear about your accident. That is awful!!!! Second- your silhouettes are phenomenal!!!! WOWZERS!!!!!!!!!!!!
  16. Kim C. says

    March 13, 2012 at 7:43 pm

    Sarah, I think these are beautiful! And bless your heart for what you went through. Glad you both are ok and that the cyclist is too. How very frightening.
  17. Stephanie says

    March 13, 2012 at 5:05 pm

    These are really amazing! I LOVE the balloons and how they turned out! Great job girl!
  18. Jaymi says

    March 13, 2012 at 4:16 pm

    so sorry about your accident! that's so scary! glad everyone's ok! and I love your silhouette shots! really beautiful! I really like how the balloons look in the silhouettes too, I'll have to try that sometime!
  19. Sue says

    March 13, 2012 at 3:06 pm

    What a scary experience! So glad everyone was okay. Amazing photos, though. Good job of pulling yourself together. =)
  20. Kathy says

    March 13, 2012 at 10:38 am

    Wow, I'm so sorry that happened to you! I bike and am always worried about the cars hitting ME...never even occurred to me it could happen the other way around. Your silhouettes are beautiful. The balloons and the way you caught the vibrancy of them in the light...sigh. Kathy
  21. Becs says

    March 13, 2012 at 9:26 am

    So sorry about your accident but glad everyone is OK. Love these silhouette shots. The shots with balloons are my favourite, just gorgeous.
  22. secret mom thoughts says

    March 13, 2012 at 9:03 am

    Scary accident. Glad everyone was ok. I think your silhouette shots came out well. I love the balloons. Just a pop of color.
  23. Lori says

    March 13, 2012 at 8:05 am

    Oh wow, I would have screamed too! I'm glad everyone is alright. These photos are so so beautiful!
  24. Shannon says

    March 13, 2012 at 12:40 am

    beautiful!
  25. Austin-Lee says

    March 12, 2012 at 10:34 pm

    These turned out fantastic!
  26. Adeena says

    March 12, 2012 at 7:03 pm

    So glad that no one was hurt! Your silhouettes turned out great!! Love the sunburst in the third one. :)
  27. Serendipity is Sweet says

    March 12, 2012 at 6:27 pm

    Oh my gosh! How awful about the accident. So glad it wasn't worse, but that is pretty darn scary. These photos are gorgeous Sarah! I love the sunburst and how the balloons turned out. Great work!!! ;)
  28. melissa says

    March 12, 2012 at 4:57 pm

    All the pictures look great!
  29. Jessica P says

    March 12, 2012 at 2:28 pm

    sorry about the accident :( but the photos are amazing!! I love them. I haven't tried doing silhouettes yet. I wanted to in MX but didn't get around to it. Great job, the balloons look awesome. Definitely photos you will treasure!
  30. [email protected] says

    March 12, 2012 at 2:16 pm

    Wow- they look great! The balloons really work nicely : )
  31. Ashley Sisk says

    March 12, 2012 at 1:53 pm

    1st - I'm glad you're okay. The silhouettes turned out beautiful. Really like what you did with them.

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