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John Denton's Lighting Lab - NatLight Art Sunlight - part 2 of 1 2 3

Published 01/10/2015

Sometimes, though, you're just out in the wide open space and have no option but to turn the model's back to the light and let the background blow out. Again that spot metering comes into its own, such as in these images of Laura from her test shoot. IMAGE ISO200 f2.8 1/800s

The final use of backlighting is a little mix of all of these techniques. These images were shot in a roofed-over loading bay at a less than inspiring industrial estate. The sun was shining into the area which was essentially a concrete box. It angled acutely down and so Laura's position was vital. I walked her into the bay until the sunlight was just striking the side of her face and back of her hair. The light on her torso was very dull and flat, and I wanted to use a reflector to boost it. Usually we hold a reflector under our subject to lift shadow areas. In this instance, though I wanted the reflector to be the key light. I had a delegate hold the California Sunbounce up high in front of Laura and angled it down towards her. IMAGE 1/200s, ISO200 at f2.8 on 70-200mm lens.

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