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Old 10-06-2004, 08:29 AM
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Backlighting?

Is there a tutorial available on backlighting? I am trying to get the amber effect of the setting sun as backlighting without creating too much of a halo around the subject. Should I introduce a layer in front of the background and behind the subject? I'm really kind of stuck here. Thanks for any help, hints or direction.
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Old 10-07-2004, 08:20 PM
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What I've done before is (as you say) mask out the subject in a duplicate layer, then add a glow between the original and duplicated layers.

The between layer can be a radial gradient (outer edge transparent), plus an inner-glow on the subject in the top layer. That's what I did here to accentuate the misty city background from the person...
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Old 10-08-2004, 07:50 AM
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Thank you for the assist...your explanation cleared the "fog" and the results are just what I wanted. Thanks again.
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