Friday's Photolife--Backlit

When I was learning to take pictures, I learned to keep the light behind me or at least coming from the side. That would make my pictures better.

That's true for a lot of pictures (especially of people). This one shows the point although there is a bit of light coming from the side and with photoshop I could easily fix it. But it's best on these types of shots to get the light on the faces. However, there are situations that cry out for a backlit shot.

One taken from the darkness into the light.

Ones that illuminate streetlights

or highlight forms.

Ones that throw the attention at the sky and the silhouettes against it.

Ones that rejoice in the shadows and shapes

Ones that expose life beginning

or life frozen in a world of snowy lace.

Try taking some shots with the light in front of you. You might be surprised at what you get and what statements those pictures make.

Application to writing? Don't always show things in one light. Let the illumination come from all directions.