Dramatic effects with backlight

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Side light extend shapes, textures and structures. Because of this early evening are best times to photograph.
With the light behind your object, you get some of the most dramatic visual effects … but exposure could be tricky to get right. Try it anyway!
When the sun is high and the light is hard, don’t fight it to try to get it all. Concentrate on exposing the bright parts properly and work with the shapes of shadows.
For light and shadow effects you need the sun, of course, but colours are often more intense on half-sunny or overcast days.

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