Shooting Into The Light Photography

One benefit of lighting from behind is that it casts shadows toward the camera.

Shooting into the light photography. We had the honour of shooting. By increasing shadows like this you re also increasing the appearance of texture. This backlighting technique can add a halo of light to portraits and bring translucent objects like glass or ice to life but you have to be very careful with your exposure or you could end up with a silhouette. Shooting against the light or backlighting as it s also called is probably the opposite of what you ve been told about lighting.

Especially when shooting a backlit portrait. If you are photographing a landscape there are two main techniques to try when shooting into the light. I did just that on a recent photo shoot for louise james inventor o. Carving them out of rock moving them by boat and then setting them upright.

When i was learning everyone said to keep the light behind me. Jim zuckerman share the massive columns in many of the egyptian temples continue to impress me. The more you re shooting into the light the more pronounced texture will appear. Often for example it pays to look around your surroundings and find a dark area to use as your background.

The first is to shoot pre sunrise or post sunset when the sun is below the horizon and the light can be soft and colourful with little contrast especially if there is a clear sky. Think of misty mornings lakes or coastal images. Shoot the light chas charles glatzer wildlife workshops wildlife images photo instruction instructional photo workshops nature photography wildlife. There are several possibilities for getting the pictures you want when you re shooting against the light.

I love to shoot into the light and where possible include the sun into the composition. Because you re shooting against the sun almost everything will have a shadow cast in front of it. Shooting into the light oct 15 2017 by. When you re backlighting you do the opposite and shoot towards the sun or light source.