what is this photography called again

[kronoSX]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41E9fwC7nKL.jpg the only example i could find from google:wtf:
I asked before but cant find the post.
more http://mybroadband.co.za/photos/showfull.php?photo=27048

http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/s...e-holding-bouquet-in-half-body-silhouette.jpg
http://zoom.fotolia.com/Content/Zoo...0_F_213041_M74EAcHiWSGCdn6PLdRsBzmaOK8vj1.jpg
http://www.fropki.com/uploads/2010/dec/28/Alyssa/Alyssa_1.jpg

 

[copacetic]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41E9fwC7nKL.jpg the only example i could find:wtf:
I asked before but cant find the post.

Creepy?

 

[MickeyD]

Queer question.

 

[copacetic]

Queer question.

Stop your toilet humour.

 

[MickeyD]

Stop your toilet humour.

Sorry... went off the rails there.

 

[copacetic]

Sorry... went off the rails there.

Hmm. Not sure if continuation of jest.

 

[MickeyD]

Hmm. Not sure if continuation of jest.

Whammied!!

 

[Ekstasis]

Is that George?

 

[copacetic]

Whammied!!

I just knew there was some esoteric musical reference I was missing.

 

[MickeyD]

Is that George?

It's Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou.

 

[Ekstasis]

It's Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou.

Oh bly me, I never knew that.....had to look it up

 

[kronoSX]

Oh bly me, I never knew that.....had to look it up

 

[HelmutRS]

Luminescent white balance. Heavy vignette. Underexposed. Side triggered flash. Etc. It is not a type of photography but rather a combination of many styles.

 

[Quantum Theory]

B&W portraiture??

Not sure what you are looking for...

 

[thisgeek]

I think he means the single coloured item in the BW photo?

 

[DGremlin]

Selective colour ??

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_color

 

[Quantum Theory]

I think he means the single coloured item in the BW photo?

Selective colour ??

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_color

Non of his examples have any selective colour...

EDIT: I see that George's eye is green, so sorry, my bad.

 

[thisgeek]

Meh, I didn't look at the other samples.

Black and White photography? Silhouettes?

Not sure what else you might be referring to.

 

[kronoSX]

There is a special name to this.LIke half light and half dark shadow.

 

[copacetic]

There is a special name to this.LIke half light and half dark shadow.

You know, I'm pretty damn sure you're right. I studied photography for a little while ages ago, and I'm certain there is a word for this.

I can't for the life of me think of it though.