DIGITAL UP MAGAZINE LIGHT BACK LIGHT In the backlight situation, the observer, or camera, is looking in the direction of the light source, object is positioned between the camera lens and the light and often seen only as a silhouette, or it will be poorly lit with the reflected or secondary light. This is the situation with high contrasts and it can give an atmospheric or dramatic look to a scene. If the light source is at a slight angle relative to the viewer, objects in the scene will have bright halos around their edges. By using a sharper light this halo will be more accented. Backlight scenes usually contain a lot of shadows unless lighting is very soft. The most common result is that the images will be very dark with dramatic areas of light. Halos of light that occur in these situations can be very useful for defining the shapes among the other shadows. Another quality of this light is that it reveals transparency, translucency and any fine detail or texture around the edges of the object. This lighting is very good to giving a touch of drama to an image.[Photos: 7,8,9] Rarinda Prakarsa - Indonesia Under all other types of lighting, leaves and feathers we see as solid, opaque objects, but back lighting reveals their true, transparent nature. Based on book by Richard Yot: Light for Visual Artists: Understanding & Using Light in Art & Design Click and Buy book ... DigitalUP [ 85 ]