nery Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 hi Damien and the team, I was wondering if there is a way to fake a backlight? Sometimes when I shoot inside client doesn't have a window that I can use, and I don't have a huge softbox, and I love backlit photos especially when I have a newborn or pregnancy shooting. Here are some photos so you can see what I meant. Thank you! Nery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Please read the section guidelines, especially rule 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nery Posted March 10, 2016 Author Share Posted March 10, 2016 sorry, my bad! I've read it after posting. Since these pics are the some I found on google images, here is the link to my favourite newborn photographer: http://static1.squarespace.com/static/52ced2f6e4b0ed43a7e532c5/52cefd3ee4b0e0cf48e5d936/53d92f6ce4b0fe1ee45dac83/1406742549168/IMG_0029.JPG?format=1000w. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/2a/0c/a1/2a0ca1752d474c0e4e248142c9d4a3ac.jpg. Any chance to fake that backlite? My picture is attached. thx Damien! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Keddie Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 But you photographed her against a wall, not a window... Are you asking Damien to help you remove the shadows entirely to get rid of the wall, and then fake a backlight as though she were against a window instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Sorry, it won't work. If you take away the wall and the shadow, the hair will just look inexplicably squashed flat on that side. Anyway, it would be impossible to take away the shadow, I'm afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nery Posted March 18, 2016 Author Share Posted March 18, 2016 Thank you guys! I was thinking in general, is it possible to fake backlight, maybe with something like high-key? I always have a problem when I add to much white on the background, it looks unrealy, no shadows around the body, and the border of the body become hursh, not soft like it would me on normally backlighted photo. Anyhow if you have some tutorial on high-key in postprocessing I would appreciate it. thank you! Nery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 The short answer is "no". You can exaggerate backlight, but it's damned hard to created it out of a front- or side-lit photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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