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
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2 Comments:
It looks like you use Photoshop to get this result.
I like to use the sun in the front.
"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.
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