Backlit with Sun
Here’s a quick tip for creating a dramatic portrait: Use the sun as your backlight.
I made this capture of Dean in downtown Salt Lake City by placing the setting sun at his back and then providing subtle fill light with a reflector. It can be a bit tricky to line up your camera and subject to avoid lens flare, but when done correctly it can provide nice results. On this shot, I particularly like the glowing outline around his body.
Canon 5D, Canon 70-200 f/4L lens – 1/1600 second, f/4.5, ISO 200
2 Comments
It looks like you use Photoshop to get this result.
I like to use the sun in the front.
| PSpotter | August 30, 2007 at 11:17 am
“It looks like you use Photoshop to get this result.”
Nope, just good ol’ fashioned photography. The light on his face was created with the use of a reflector to the right and behind the camera.
| LeggNet | August 30, 2007 at 11:43 am