Creative play of highlight and shadow can bring interesting results. There are times the backlight is so strong that all you get is shadow figure in the foreground, which is not necessarily a bad thing. I can forgive an overexposed background, as long as my main subject, usually a portrait of a stranger, is in neutral and balanced exposure.Ģ) In Extreme Backlight, Play With Silhouette Effect I basically tuned the exposure compensation, and worked with the WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) live view, or through electronic viewfinder to judge the exposure. I always emphasized on that particular subject and made sure that the metering on that subject is correctly exposed. In uneven, challenging lighting conditions, you must be very clear of what your main subject of the image is. Kindly take note that these are my own shooting preferences that fit my personal photography style, they may not work for every one. Therefore, I would like to share how I deal with difficult lighting conditions when I am out doing my street shooting, especially when it comes to strong backlight.
Yet, some subjects are worth shooting despite the crappy light: interesting character in a portrait, which I have encountered so often. This is especially true in street photography, you cannot relocate your subjects (I advice not to do so, but if you must, feel free to practice your own style), you cannot change the available light situations. The worst that can happen, is a strong backlight, rendering the front subjects in dark shadows, and everything else in the background overexposed and burned out in highlights. However, lighting is not ideal in most cases. Lighting is the most important consideration when it comes to making a photograph, after all, a photograph consists of nothing but light and shadow.
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