Comments on: Backlit Beauty Outdoors

By: Poyan Saisan

Poyan Saisan — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:34:55 +0000

So the fogyness this pic has, its has not been touched by adobe?
Im guessing its done naturally from the rays of the sun hitting the lens.

By: Jason Christopher

Jason Christopher — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:14:20 +0000

Hi Poyan,

I am not familiar with the d70s but remember that it is not the gear that makes beautiful photos, it is the photographer and model working together as one.
I have taken pictures like this with just a point and shoot. If you know how to manipulate light and can get your model to open up to you and let you inside, then all you need is a box that lets in light exposing the film

By: Poyan Saisan

Poyan Saisan — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:17:40 +0000

Jason, i have a Nikon d70s with a 18 to 70mm 3.5/4.5, i know its about time to upgrade if i wanna be taking pictures like u, and will b soon.
But i am wondering if its possible to take a picture like this with my d70s?
And was there any post production involved in this photo?

thanks,
poyan

By: Jason Christopher

Jason Christopher — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:31:05 +0000

Yes that principal is correct however when using a reflector you won’t be able to get 2-3 stops of light out of it so the sky won’t go dark. Also remember that if the sky isn’t blue or dark, nothing you try will make it blue or dark UNLESS you do it in post. So don’t kill yourself trying to get the sky to go dark. The sky will always be darker the farther from the sun you shoot. So if you back light a model there is not way you will get a dark sky. If you side light a model then you will get a darker sky. If you front light a model then the sky will be a nice blue or at least much darker.

By: MoJo

MoJo — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:30:43 +0000

Amazing work.

The lens flare is a nice touch.

Is this the same principal as using a strobe and exposing 2 - 3 stops above ambient is you want to darken the sky. In a sense are you using your white reflector as your strobe?

Thanks,

By: Jason Christopher

Jason Christopher — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:29:20 +0000

Hi Kay,

Well I would stay away from the silver and always use a white board. As far as your under exposure, what is happening is your camera is trying to compensate for the really bright background. BTW ALWAYS shoot in manual mode, otherwise your camera will take control and use it’s own mind. So to over ride the camera’s auto defaults just switch to manual mode and OVER EXPOSE by 1/2 - 1 full stop over. You can even over expose even more depending on the look you are going for. Same principal applies to shooting snow or at the beach. You must over expose because the camera reads the brightest part of the scene and will adjust accordingly resulting in an under exposed image.

By: alldoneup

alldoneup — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:22:28 +0000

I tried using a reflector the first time this weekend, it was silver…hehe and the pictures came out a bit underexposed and tinted (orange or yellow) Ugh…I guess I have much to learn. =/

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