Light behind person

Light from behind a person The light creates an outline of the person and really puts emphasis on the shape of the person's body rather than their facial features. This creates a really dark mood since you can't see the person's face but only a shadowy outline of their body.

Back light This is a good example of Back Light because the light comes from behind the person and also we can not distinguish the face of the person because it is back light

L2M2AS1 Part B.5 Full length person, rule of thirds with bright lighting behind. Adjustments made in LR to WB.Nikon D5100, M, no flash, f/8, 25 sec, ISO 100, 26mm

Blue and yellow lights behind a person

I have been exploring backlight lately. Any light coming from behind the subject can be considered backlight. Backlight that is two or more f/stops brighter than the exposure on the camera will record the subject as a silhouette. I decided to do a shoot in the studio featuring this dreamy light. I set up a […]

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This is a good example of back light because you can see the sun shinning from behind the trees. Since the light is coming from behind, it lacks detail on the persons face but the trees in the background seem to pop out more.