Day: January 3, 2018

Trends You Need To Know: Backlighting Photos

Backlighting creates a pleasant rim of light around subjects, separating them from a background. Here are several suggestions to create images glow. When photographing a backlit subject, be certain that your camera light metre does not translate all the light hitting on it – unless your preferred result is a silhouette. Set your camera’s Exposure Compensation to somewhere between -1 and -2, based upon the strength of backlight. This retains detail in shadow regions of a subject. When subjects are close, use a reflector to bounce some softness on the front of your subject. A reflector adds light without utilizing a flash. Essential things for backlighting Position a reflector in such a way that softness fills the darker side of a subject or a face. It is possible to purchase reflectors created specifically for photography, or create one yourself. The target is to retain detail in items on a floor without washing out the sky. Using sunrises and sunsets, one general principle is to metre on the sky using the sun just out from the bottom of a camera frame.…
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