How to measure and fill light in backlight photography of SLR camera

1, take a silhouette effect. You can use the average metering on the camera to subtract half a step to one step exposure from the metering.

2, the backlight portrait requires that the face is not black. The first method: You can measure the light on a person's face by spot metering on the camera. The second method: use the center key above the camera to measure light, aim the middle point of the viewfinder at the face, and increase the exposure from half to first on the basis of measuring light. The third method: use the average metering in the camera and turn on the flash to fill the light. The fourth method: use average photometry and fill the face with reflector. Among the above four methods, 1 and 2 methods are suitable for taking close-up photos with bright background and little layering. 3.4 The background of the photos taken by the two methods is hierarchical, which is suitable for taking people with environmental background (such as portraits in the sunset).