Recently, we looked at how to set up amazing silhouette shots using strong backlighting. Today we’ll see that silhouettes are just one possibility for what to do with a good backlight. Creative backlighting seems to be extremely common in nature photography, but can produce excellent effects in other areas like portraiture as well. Here are 100 beautifully backlit photos to give you some ideas for how to setup your own unique shots!
Backlit White Rose
Backlit
backlit in tgv
Backlit Frangipani Leaves
Backlit Palms
Backlit Grasses
Backlit traffic
Backlit Cactus
volumetric tessellation without a name
backlit baby cones
Ollie Backlit
thorn flakes
Backlit Golden Retriever
Backlit Snow
Backlit Iris leaves
StephenMcleod
backlit aloe plant
backlit straws
Backlit Clouds
MIT Backlit Stairs
Backlit Blinds
backlit palms
Pevensey Castle, backlit
Backlit Fan
Backlit Flowers
Swiss Chard Backlit
backlit bridge
Backlit Pink Morning Glory Interior
Seagull Backlit
Temple blossoms backlit
Backlit Grass
Love like a sunset
your portrait
amanda eastside portrait
biomimicry
Backlit Girl
Cara
Shine
incense
Sunwashed Hair
Road flares
Soaring
Mathias
and listen
Leanne
chris13
twenty third and valencia
Za – Le concert au Sentier des Halles
my former moustache backlit
window portrait
Backlit / Processed
hicken & Liver?! Oh Boy, My Favorite!
Me-Shell
The Lunatics 1
Fluture de Noapte || Nocturnal Butterfly
I love backlighting
JD Backlighting experiment
Seasoned Love
Cropped
100 años de cosas
mer backlit b&w
F L I C K R
Mi corazón, ardía como el Windsor…
Autumn
Brilliant Flag
Mirada
Day 63 – Ice, Ice, Baby
local glacier #2
backlighting
Jumma Masjid
Fountain Glow
Backlit Man
Pires e a nova câmera
Fairy Down
Backlit Horse
Stonehenge
La alegría del canto
backlighting
Ryan
Dangled
backlighting
Cacti
Eerie
Shaver
New Life 2
Sympetrum éclaireur
Bajo el puente
Backlighting 1
grass (2)
365 Outtake
Aphid’s delight
365-44 (Feb 14)
Lens III
Iffa_Closeup_Sepia
backlit
Adam
Backlit
Backlit
il tunnel
Backlit
Share Your Backlit Photographs!
There are definitely some trends that emerge when you browse backlit photography on Flickr. Glowing hair, sun flares and translucent leaves are all popular subjects that you should consider experimenting with in addition to coming up with your own new and creative ideas.
Use the comment section below to leave a link to your own backlit shots and be sure to let us know how you captured them!