To create a Photoshop silhouette:

1. Open a photograph of yourself that you will turn into a silhouette.

2. Use the pen tool to carefully outline your shape.

3. Fill your shape with descriptive words. Use a bold typeface, fill as much of the shape as possible, and extend beyond the border of your shape.

4. Select all of your text layers and group them.

5. Make a copy of your grouped text layers and Merge the group.

6. Turn your text group folder invisible.

7. Command click on the Vector mask thumbnail to turn your shape into a selection.

8. Highlight your merged text layer, select the inverse, and delete.

9. Make your original image and shape layer invisible, and replace with a new background. Add layer styles to taste.

10. save your final image online and post below.