Explore the creative options and challenges presented by backlighting in photography.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
- Welcome
- Prepping the camera for shooting in backlit situations
- Defining backlight
- Exploring a backlit landscape
- Pointing into the sun to get the "sun star" effect
- Understanding dynamic range and backlighting
- Working with the sun as the rim light
- Working with lens flare
- Shooting silhouettes
- Backlighting and foliage
- Exploring backlight and translucence
- Putting the subject between the camera and the light
- Backlighting with light from a window
- Working with artificial backlighting
- Wrapping up
Taught by
Ben Long
