{"id":32057,"date":"2023-04-15T15:56:12","date_gmt":"2023-04-15T20:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=32057"},"modified":"2023-04-20T18:16:35","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T23:16:35","slug":"portraits-5-on-sunny-days-use-the-suns-as-backlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=32057","title":{"rendered":"Portraits 5 – On Sunny Days Use the Sun as Backlight"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tiana, San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

On sunny days, have your subject face away from the sun. You avoid all the disadvantages of having the sunlight on their face. As an added plus you have the possibility of really nice backlight. In this image I especially like the sunlight shining through Tiana’s hair.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Kristina in the Snow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The sunlight also looks nice shining through a faux fur hood. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Stacy and Dawn, Waco TX.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I was photographing family at a birthday party in Texas. To avoid harsh sunlight on Stacy and Dawn’s faces, I simply had them face away from the sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Links<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Portraits 1 \u2013 Introduction<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Portraits 2 \u2013 Sunlight Can Be Really Bad Portrait Light<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Portraits 3 \u2013 Shoot On Cloudy Bright Days<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Portraits 4 \u2013 On Sunny Days Use Open Shade<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Portraits 5 \u2013 On Sunny Days Use the Sun as Backlight<\/a> (this article)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Portraits 6 \u2013 Sunlight as Your Main Light<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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