Backlight throws many interesting opportunities during photography. Sometimes, we in our pursuit to get clear sharp pictures we tend to break our head on technicalities(aperture/iso/shutter/lens) about the subject in backlight.

During right opportunity, if the scene is visualized rightly, backlight can help in achieving dramatic images and opens viewer’s imagination. The general principle I follow is compose, wildly underexpose and take care of the rest in post processing. I would not claim to be a guru but for sure it gives me a ‘kick’ 🙂

Remember, this is one technique that does not require major kit…and hence one of my favorite.

few samples with variations below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

only for wildlife????…backlight could be charming to get the mood for people, junglescapes and cityscapes too..