Backlighting Project

Our next unit will be on lighting. We'll be seeing some films and doing some reading. Start by reading chapter 7 in the 'Exploring Photography' text book.

Our project will be to concentrate on backlighting, which is anytime the light is coming from behind the subject.

Here is a copy of the handout on this project. Contact sheet due 4/14 and final project due 4/18.

Backlighting Project
Read the article at www.picturecorrect.com/photographytips/backlighting_photography_tips.htm
Read the article at
www.apogeephoto.com/may2005/wtbird5_2005print.html
Use the Internet to find six backlit photos that you particularly like. Copy and paste to a word document—one page, two columns. Write a short paragraph about each photo explaining what you find appealing about it. Turn in to completed assignments folder.

Take 35-40 photos that are backlit. These should be a mixture of natural scenes and scenes you set up, all close-up’s (within 8 feet of subject). For each shot, take one with a flash, and one without. Make a contact sheet of the best 12. I am looking for photos where the backlighting is obvious, and enhances the subject. Turn in the following photos for your final project grade:

-One 5x7 JPEG close-up, interior or exterior, with backlighting—no flash!
-The same close-up shot, backlit, but with fill light from a flash
The two identical photos should be placed side-by-side before submitting for grading.

When you complete this project, you will have three pages:
1) The word document with the six photos you found on the Internet and captions describing what you like about them
2) The two identical 5x7’s, one with flash and one without, mounted side-by-side
3) The contact sheet of your 12 best shots