Case Study 9: Taking Brighter Shots

These days I keep aperture settings handy if things are not moving much. It gives me variety of options. One of them is: Making shot brighter...

Case Study 3: Back-lit Photo

When bright source of light comes from right behind the object... Things to look for: 1. Avoid any lens flare (Tip: position light source well behind the object) and 2. choose 'no flash' mode so that object comes out dark and looks like a silhouette.

I have tried various shots with someone/ something in front of a sunset... but in most of the cases (unlike the picture I am posting here) object doesn't appear pitch-black because of 'interference of light'. So one need to either try different camera settings according to the location or adjust exposure during post processing.

Exif Data: 

Shutter Speed: 1/800s (to avoid overexposure)

Aperture: f/14 (to avoid overexposure)

Focal Length: 26mm

ISO: 200

The overall composition and theme of the photo is more important in back light photography. Our DSLRs are way intelligent and equipped to take good back-lit shots in 'Auto mode' and  in addition photo editing tools are capable enough to make that shot better :)