My lovely sister bathed in the sunshine.
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Location
This photo was taken at my favorite park, across the road from my apartment.Time
I took this photo around 4, when the sun was lower but not setting.Lighting
I wanted this photo to be kind of blown out with lots of light clouding the subject. I made sure the sun was directly behind her.Equipment
This particular photo was shot with a Nikon d700, with a 35mm 1.8 lens. No other equipment used.Inspiration
I have been playing with backlighting my subjects, and my sister wanted to hang out in the park on this day. I brought my camera and we had a photoshoot.Editing
This photo has not been edited at all! Usually I do edit my photos a bit using Lightroom or photoshop, but I thought this photo was perfect as shot.In my camera bag
I typically carry an external flash, extra batteries, a 50 mm lens, lens filters, custom bokeh filters I’ve made of I want to get weird, and a Pentax k1000 film camera in case I want to play with film.Feedback
Photos like this are always going to give you an interesting and angelic shot. The main rule to always capturing these backlight shots is having a large aperture. Adjust your shutter accordingly and you’re good to go. Since you’re dead on the sun, drop your iso to 200-100, so you get a nice, soft image. Play with letting the sun peak out from a corner of the subjects for major flares ;)
