Backlighting is a high-quality light source in photography, which is helpful for showing object contours and creating simple and expressive high-contrast images
silhouettes of people under backlight. A strong sense of story
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What are the advantages of backlight photography?
Backlight photography is helpful to distinguish the subject from the background and strengthen the spatial relationship
Shooting translucent objects can express their most beautiful texture (flowers, leaves, animal fluff, mesh, etc.) ▼
Parts of plants under backlight Texture details are highlighted
Backlit silhouettes are more textured and visually expressive than regular photos. How to take good backlit photos? Today’s article will give you inspiration!
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Backlight shooting, 6 practical tips
1. Outline the subject
Select a dark background for composition, which can strengthen the backlight effect
The dark background can better outline the outline of the subject, "gold edge" the character's hair, and show visual effects such as transparency and texture. ▼
backlit portrait works The details of the characters are more prominent.
The plants are photographed against the light and have a strong sense of transparency. Highlight the details of plant textures
2. The best shooting time
The 30 minutes before and after sunrise and sunset are the "golden hours" of light
At this time, the light is relatively small, the light is soft, and the colors are rich, which is suitable for the creation of backlit works. ▼
Silhouette at sunset
No matter what the light source is, the relationship between light and dark should be highlighted as much as possible
The mobile phone metering point should select the highlight position of the picture
When metering the highlight area, the outline of other scenes will automatically appear dark and become a silhouette. At this time, the layered sense of the photo will be captured ▼
Metering the highlight area of the picture, that is, the sun area
It is easy to take a dark silhouette of the building
Shooting a corner of an ancient building in the evening like this, the picture is full of artistic conception
3. Choose the appropriate subject
Choose the appropriate subject, can fully display the artistic effect of the silhouette
For example, leaves, petals, elegant hair, buildings and other subjects with obvious lines ▼
Choose a group of buildings with smooth lines to shoot the sunset silhouette
To get the best effect, the lines of the selected subject should be clear and stretched
The characters should make movements as much as possible to fully display the beauty of the outline of the subject. ▼
backlit low-angle shot from above Show the beauty of the outlines of characters
4. Cleverly block the strong light
No matter which mobile phone it is, its anti-glare ability is relatively weak.
When shooting backlight, you should pay attention to adjusting the angle. Do not shoot directly into the backlight. Avoid the impact of glare on the picture and interference with the focus of the lens. ▼
wrong shooting angle The picture is seriously overexposed
Learn to use clouds, trees, buildings, hands and other scenery to block some strong backlight
Avoid dazzling light from shining directly into the lens, interfering with the focus of the phone.
After occlusion, it will form even and soft scattered light , allowing you to take textured backlit photos. ▼
uses people to block part of the strong light The soft sunshine is very beautiful
The clouds block the sunshine The silhouettes of trees make the picture more artistic.
5. Mobile phone HDR mode
Mobile phone HDR mode can improve the problem of excessive light ratio in backlight shooting to a certain extent.
allows a photo to have both bright and dark details, which can be used when shooting silhouette portraits. ▼
Normal mode VS HDR mode shooting
6. Shooting with the extended effect of shadows
Backlit shooting can show the shadow effect cast by the subject, making the shadows account for a larger proportion of the screen
It can increase the sense of three-dimensionality and space, and make the photos more story-telling. ▼
The shadow makes the picture more vivid and interesting
