What is backlight and smooth light?

Split light, also known as "front light", illuminates the direction of light projection and the direction of camera shooting. When the illumination of the subject is uniform, the shadow of the scene is covered by itself, and the tone is soft, which can hide the bumps and wrinkles on the surface of the subject, but it will be dull if it is not handled properly. Split lighting is not conducive to the performance of atmospheric perspective effect in the picture, and the performance of spatial stereo effect is also poor. In contrast and contrast, it is not as rich as the side backlight. The benefits of smoothing are not only the soft tone, but also the inherent color effect of the scene. When dealing with light, dark smooth light is often used as auxiliary light or modeling light.

Backlight: Also called "backlight". The light from the back of the object can only illuminate the outline of the object, so it is also called side light. There are three forms of backlight: front backlight, side backlight and top backlight. In the case of backlight, most scenes are in the shadow, and only the outline of the photographed scene distinguishes this scene from another scene, so it has distinct layers and can well show the atmospheric perspective effect. This kind of light is often used to shoot panoramic and distant views, which gives the picture a rich sense of hierarchy.