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| DiscerningPhotog New Orleans, LA posts 89 10:29 am December 4, 2011
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For our new Photo Assignment, the operative phrase is ‘back lit.’ This just means that one of the principle light sources for your image is behind your subject, whether that subject is a person, a pet or a mountain range. Back lighting presents some unique challenges for the photographer, since by its very nature, it means you’re shooting into a light source. You’ll have to be careful to control lens flare and you’ll need to carefully balance your foreground/background exposure. [Note: Just because your shot is back lit doesn’t mean the back lighting must be your ONLY light source….]
We’ll keep this assignment up for about two weeks. At that point I plan to put up a holiday-related assignment for the Christmas/New Year’s season.
Good luck and happy shooting!
–DiscerningPhotog
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Member | Darlene Twitchell Alpharetta, GA posts 12 6:44 am December 5, 2011
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I used a window as the back lighting and set my tripod at and angle. This wine stopper was a gift which I love, along with the colors purple and green, and wine.
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New Member | jonfalwell Virginia posts 1 10:36 am December 9, 2011
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Post edited 3:44 pm – December 9, 2011 by jonfalwell
Took this photo in the Masai Mara in Kenya in August.
 
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Member | Stacy D posts 5 3:18 pm December 13, 2011
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<a href=" " title="Sunset by Stacy D3, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/…..e0250f.jpg" width="500" height="398" alt="Sunset"></a>
This is a picture I captured of a sunset this past weekend.
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| DiscerningPhotog New Orleans, LA posts 89 6:23 pm December 17, 2011
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Here's an example of a back lit photo, my Queen Elizabeth doll. Note the nice 'rim light' on her hair and shoulders, created since the light source is behind her.
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New Member | studoot posts 1 6:24 am December 18, 2011
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Post edited 6:27 am – December 18, 2011 by studoot
My Mum and Dad's dog, Rosie, bringing her ball back from the Sun…or something like that…suffice to say, the sun was behind her.
The whole backlit thing was something demonstrated to me by the wildlife photographer Andy Rouse, who did a shoot with Rosie, my niece Isobel and myself, after we were shortlisted in a photo competition by a dog food company. Here's an example…
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Member | belimbach Oelde/Germany posts 46 11:02 am December 18, 2011
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Ugh! Just in time for my contributing image to this assignment: "Spanish Moss".
As usual, the original image is stored on flickr. Used my iPhone with the HDR Pro app, most adjustments were done within the app to achieve the result. Cropping was done using Aperture 3.
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New Member | blacktau South Africa posts 2 1:37 pm December 18, 2011
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11.343 – backlit
The setup consisted of a speed-light with a mini soft-box on it and a sheet of A4 80g white paper held between that and the CFL. No other light used.
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Member | JulianS posts 3 4:31 pm December 18, 2011
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Post edited 4:39 pm – December 18, 2011 by JulianS
In the 1st photo there is alot of reflected light evening out the light a bit. This was an overcast day so the light was softer to begin with.
In the 2nd photo there is a bit less reflected light.
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New Member | Anne posts 1 5:57 pm December 18, 2011
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Post edited 1:01 pm – December 19, 2011 by DiscerningPhotog
I love backlight! This shot was taken late afternoon in Barcelona.
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Member | Darlene Twitchell Alpharetta, GA posts 12 11:47 am December 20, 2011
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I took this photo while walking the dogs at the local park last evening. I just love these tall grasses, though the name of them seems to be slipping my mind at the moment.
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