Back-lit. The subject is illuminated from behind and will be underexposed unless you use fill flash or exposure compensation.
In addition to the relative novelty of a back-lit CMOS sensor, it also features a lens that starts at a 28mm equivalent F2.0 - impressive even if it ends up at a rather less noteworthy F5.3 at the 105mm equivalent end of its zoom range.
From untimely blinks and awkward smirks to hard to shoot back-lit situations, the compact PowerShot SX210 IS, ...
The standard position for the flash in close-up photography is a little to the left and above the lens but side-lit or back-lit subjects can look excitingly different. There are all sorts of possibilities here for creative photography.
97 Hair lights up like crazy when it’s back-lit, so if hair is a big part of your subject, make it stand out by placing your subject between you and a light source.
When you are taking a photo of someone in front of a sunset you should remember that without a supplemental light source this is going to be a back-lit photo.
Contrary to this belief, fill flash is most useful under bright ambient lighting, such as when your subject is back-lit, or when the lighting has too much contrast.
dark objects on a back-lit background), it is always a problem to capture both shadow and highlight details. Adjusting the camera settings to capture highlight details will result in losing shadow details and vice versa.
Kick-start your creativity with our regular Ten things to try feature, in which you'll learn from the pros how to take stunning back-lit night shots, minimalist landscapes, coastal abstracts and more.
I have tested in back-lit conditions with the sun in the frame, and this lens handles the difficult lighting very well with no serious flare or ghosting.
Shade (exterior)
Consider all the subtleties of shade: wide-open, dappled, flat, side, kicker, and back-lit varieties. Keep eyes and options open, Reflectors handy.
not be the best way to approach the problem: the first thing to do would be to think in terms of composition -- try framing the picture in a way that the overall contrast is reduced. For example, leave out the sky, shoot either front-lit or back-lit ...
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