When I was a teenager my mom gave me a piece of photography advise that she had heard somewhere and I am sure a lot of you have probably heard it as well and that is to always have your back to the light when you are taking photos. Well, that is good advise in some situations but for this months technique we are going to be concentrating on backlight and how it effects your photos. Backlight is simply to have the light illuminate your subject from the back (the photographer should be facing the light). The key to creating a really cool dramatic backlight effect is to try this technique either in the early morning hours or in the early evening when the sun is not directly overhead.
You can find excellent examples of this in Brian Peterson's book "Understanding Exposure" which is where I got my ideas from. Just remember to use natural light and no flash. Have fun and see what kind of results you can get with backlight!!
Here are my examples:
http://www.scrapbook-bytes.com/galle...85055&cat=9274
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http://www.scrapbook-bytes.com/galle...00&ppuser=1161