Backlight photography literally means any type of photography wherein the primary light source is positioned behind the subject. Here are some tips.
- Set Camera Settings: Wide Aperture between f/1.8 to f/5.6, Shutter speed above 1/100 seconds, low ISO between 100 – 800.
2. Light resources: When we take backlit photography, the back ground may be over exposure while the subject is dark. You may use offline flash. However, the flash may watch out the background. It is recommended to use reflector. In the follow example, we use phone flash.
3. Position and diffuse the Sun. Find a location where the sun can be partially covered by your camera, or use subject blocking the sun
while still allowing the light to shine onto your subjects. Change your position or subject position.
4. Focus: use spot metering and single focus so that you can get the right exposure for them rather than the background. In addition to spot metering, try using manual mode when focusing rather than automatic.
5. Filter the sunlight and flare by using umbrellas or a lens hood.
