Outdoor Photography For Beginners: Backlit, Shade & Direct Sun

[@ellemillsaps]

"you probably have some mountain or a castle but all we have is grass and some dead trees." story of my life

[@JessicaKobeissi]

Lauren Millsaps can we move to Japan or something ;-;

[@ilovebuttersomuch]

+Jessica Kobeissi dude I'm in Korea and I would kill for some pretty green grass and not smog filled sky.

[@JessicaKobeissi]

Omg o.O Korea doesn't have blue skies or lots of grass? I need to know this :|

[@FortunatelyaPetite]

Lauren Millsaps its nothing like that. You have beauty in ur life too which are higher then castle :)

[@cRazYbAmbU]

Totally true, for me its the same ^^ the trees are all still alive, but thats the only difference...

[@babsb5632]

Jessica you have single handedly inspired me to learn photography. I admire how you have evolved in such a small period of time. You are a lovely person I think,because you share your craft so freely for other people's benefit. Thanks for inspiring so many of us.

[@treble1200]

Jessica, just started watching your videos today. It's encouraging to watch someone who had the drive to be self taught and go for what they want. I took photography back in high school and have just recently been itching to get back into it. Watching your videos is stoking that fire again. So Thank you. Currently I have a canon rebel xsi (I know it's an older model).

[@vvstiya]

Jessica .. Don't think I'm keep commenting on your videos, its just because you are so detailed and super helpful..I can't stop appreciating your work. I'm always grateful to you and your videos..

[@JessicaKobeissi]

+Venitia Vijayan Aw thank you so much! I really appreciate that :D Comment all you like!!

[@cosmichasm]

The depressed look is in and really popular. This should say something about our culture and how the people feel. People like what they can relate to (just saying).

[@ajs6036]

+Michael Hartman No. For portraiture it just looks better. If the model smiled like in a group photo it doesn't give the picture any redeeming art qualities. The "depressed" look, as jessica calls it, gives the viewer a sense of wonder and mystery. Smiling is just smiling, plain and defeats the purpose of portraiture.

[@jayj1268]

True lol. The whole moody look is in right now. Smiles are typically edited bright and vividly saturated. Photography is a mean for interpretation. For Alec, a smile can say a story though. Why are they smiling, what got them smiling, etc.

[@kiricamel]

@S Tra OP is not wrong though... even if numberwise it hasn't changed (which i have not researched but you might have?- regarding your comment)..it still SEEMS like more people are depressed (or saying they are depressed) because more people are talking about it since it's not a taboo topic anymore. It seems to be in focus a lot and also it seems like it has triggered a trend where young people might feel more likable and trendy if they are not happy and smiling in their pictures. (It's not that we're not allowed to smile like in the beginnings of photography) it's just not 'cool' anymore to smile. That alone for me points to society getting more sad/ hopeless over the last century. Sadness can only be a trend if people are sad.

[@joselinguillen1218]

"you probably have a really nice mountain with a castle" lmao that was funny

[@dailydreamer1232]

I'm a aspiring photographer and I have to say your channel has taught me so much so far, Your really good at explaining things and you have a amazing eye for it too.

[@naslisntxaij]

I loved that u used a regular citizen rather than a real model.

[@aimeea6205]

I've just ordered a Nikon D3400 and I am sooooo excited to receive it! I can't wait to start applying your tips an tricks to my photos and trying to find my style!

[@LoriMAllen]

Going to try the backlit thing this Saturday. Wish me luck!

[@kelaidiscope]

I know this is an old tutorial but for someone just getting started, this was insanely helpful. Thank you. I love your channel.

[@MariaSanchez-tw8nk]

I'm really glad I found your channel!! It's so helpful! Thank you for posting these videos

[@JessicaKobeissi]

thank you so much for watching :)!!

[@charlesazevedo4849]

Jéssica at around 2:30 you show the effect of the sun behind her. I have a question in regards to the exposure. If you block the light with models head you focus the image and you are using any kind of metering, say spot metering, you will set you camera settings in this case you shutter speed to properly expose her face or slightly underexposed her. So you are metering her face and you have adjusted the s.s. Now you recompose a bit that it you let some sunlight to leak through her and the lens, your exposure will change. The question is: 1. Do you keep metering her face with whatever focus point your are using? To get correct exposure whilst the sunlight in coming through the lens? 2. Or do you totally recompose in a way you keep the same focal plane but now the focusing point is not on the models face and you adjust s.s accordingly you go about and change several times to get a correct exposure although I wonder if this is correct? TiA

[@drummergirl109]

GREAT video tutorial....my fav is capturing the natural activities of people and this is really going to help with using natural light, which is also my fav way of taking photos, plus I don't have all the reflectors and light equipment yet. You do a great job of teaching, thanks so much.

[@melancholy_joy]

Jess, I freakin' love your tutorials. I don't know anyone else who makes such informative and yet down to earth videos. Keep it that way :D Love your work!

[@JessicaKobeissi]

FashionFanatic you are soooo sweet omg ;-; thank you so much! it's comments like these that keep me going :P

[@melancholy_joy]

Jessica Kobeissi D'aww! You're very welcome :'D I'm glad! I happily await your new vids :3

[@traceyleanne8694]

FashionFanatic I

[@MvalzCreative]

yes Australia has many nice mountains and castles hahahaha

[@boxmedias]

ahahahahahahahahahah where?

[@ProductionJournal]

@@boxmedias it was a joke. Australia has cities, sparse mountains and barren wastelands. I know because I live there

[@iunderstanphotography2780]

As I'm exploring shooting outside more often, This video gave me 3 different options to shoot for, I'll just have to adjust settings as needed, Thank you! the golden hour sun is very nice, but I have to learn how to handle midday sun without strobes

[@roguesinthailand7023]

its just so nice to have a sweet voice to have on in the background whilst working , thank you and love your videos

[@nat80-bt2]

THANK YOU!! I really needed this.... making sunlight work for me instead of stressing out about it. Thank you!

[@Ladywrip]

Wow! Thanks for all the great tips! I would have neeeeever thought to try that "hand over the face trick" (to see where the sunlight cast shadows on your subject)... it seems like such a common thing to do when shooting outdoor portraits, but being a beginner I would have never thought of this on my own. Thank you so much, Jess!

[@hey6961]

Loving this tutorial......I am doing my first shoot this week and I am so happy I found you. God bless.

[@geetasneha4303]

I have just now started using camera(Nikon D3300). Jessica, your videos are helping a lot. Thank you so much. Love your style😘😘😘

[@anthonycretinoir4000]

J'aime super !!Franchement tu m'as éclairé sur beaucoup de chose moi qui pensait refaire les mêmes portraits à chaque fois grâce à toi je pourrais varier ! ! Merci beaucoup !

[@MissWeerdo]

Your videos really motivates me! I used these ideas after watching the title of this video... ONLY THE TITLE GAVE ME SO MUCH MOTIVATION, HOW COOL ISNT THAT?! Keep up the good work, girl! :D

[@ElloThereAudrey]

love these videos, Jessica! Can't wait to see more

[@gillesmatheronpro]

Amazingly talented model is Nathalie ! I don't know what's her main occupation (but would like to) but she should consider modelling full-time, or more often at least. And when she does (and I would like to know, too), the world of photography will get better. Hopefully our paths will cross... Good job Ladies, thank you both !

[@portraitpixbydez5562]

Natalie is STUNNING

[@Briakiii]

This video was so freaking helpful ! I learned more in the first three minutes than I have in these other photography videos

[@MichelleCoxPhotography]

I love using ALL three of these in a shoot...This is a great tutorial video. AND gorgeous model! :)

[@gee111.]

loved this!! I live in the UK and we pretty much get only shade!! but I love the back lit shots especially, so pretty :)

[@lyssieboo1426]

you explain everything so clearly and easy for me to understand! thank you!

[@Stopretards]

So beautiful model!!! Nice tutorial!!! U are the best !!!

[@JessicaKobeissi]

Marius Marius121 thank you so much!

[@yin-sparkayoubami5604]

Your video always get like from me before I Wash it, amazing job I always learn something new 👨🏾‍💻

[@Eventos-HF]

Hi Jessica. I'm from Colombia and I really love your work and I think it is very good. congratulations , hugs for you jessica .

[@RickMentore]

I like your suggestion about saving model poses on the phone.

[@tomwanderer7049]

Thanks Jessica! As always, your tutorials are useful and awesome :) Can't wait to see more.

[@KhoaNguyen-rk9dz]

0:39 do I hear a fart?

[@danifrim]

Went right to the comment section to see if anyone else noticed 😂😂

[@hectorvector8789]

wooow, amazing ears hahaha

[@samararosejacobojuarez9069]

Just bought my first camera today and subscribed to you thanks for the great tips !! :)

[@mkhatri007]

Camera facing directly to the sun captures dark images. But your pictures captured are perfect . did you edit them or what? How do you get perfectly lit picture even when camera facing on the sun

[@dragonfist25]

You need to bring up the shadows in post and do some dodge and burning.

[@stephaniepuffy1]

you are so funny it makes it fun to watch the tutorial as i learn

[@louisianamrs]

Just what I needed for my daughter's senior pics

[@KristaNCBarril]

Loved this video! Seriously so helpful if you want to know about lighting. I make mess around making videos and a friend asked me to take their family holiday photos outside 😖😅. I feel so much pressure lol

[@kymbartley9206]

LOVED this tutorial Jessica, very very informative! Thank you so much!

[@PQPhotography]

Very useful tutorial Jessica.. Thank you very much

[@helgaschnitzel2774]

YOU ARE THE BEST. I learn so much from all your videos I'm taking a class on photography next year and I want to get a camera but I'm not sure what to get. plus what kind of lenses. I love the sunny and glossy look but I do also like the blueish tone pictures. what do you recommend as a good camera?

[@kiyajtg]

Helga Schnitzel I️ know it’s four months later but I️ recommend any of the canon rebels. They’re great learning cameras. As for lenses, start with the kit lense and you can eventually get a 50 mm

[@catheedesoto3929]

Thanks so much for sharing your insights! You always tell me just what I need to know...especially technical details because some people leave that stuff out. :) Keep up the awesome work!!

[@ankitgoyal6349]

Hey ur videos are real fun and awesome teaching techniques No fancy equipments and stuff make them different 👌❤️

[@Luna-lc7xy]

love your tutorials!

[@harshbansal2728]

Its so helpful for beginners as it teaches me how to start d photography i jus love ur wrk n ur photography🤗😊

[@kayleymonn5155]

I love this video! I keep coming back to it, as I'm just starting out so these are all really helpful. When you're doing portrait sessions, do you usually keep you shutter speed and ISO consistent throughout? Also- what lens do you recommend for starting portrait photography with for beginners?

[@ParkJaeDonflo]

YOU are doing great in photography...I like it very much thank you for posting this videos...

[@Sakura_latte_cosplay]

Preach it! I live in Miranda all we have are parks most of which literally just have trees grass and playgrounds

[@deheros]

Nice, practical and easy tutorial . Thanks

[@HanselMills]

This was the best tutorial!!

[@dipenpatel5226]

I think the shade looks the best.

[@Mega-knight_55]

Do you expose for the subject or for the sky or do you do like spot metering or evaluative metering? Or center weighed average?

[@lili011]

1:13 lol, saaaame (where I'm from, there's not much to work with when it comes to background settings. just gotta do a lot of moving around and finding nice places)

[@tatyanapavlova1397]

This is a really great video for beginners. Thanks

[@tiffanymaldonado6086]

Really helpful, I love your tutorials so much, they help a lot. I love your work its awesome!

[@MrJodacien]

the one that you shoot in shade was wonderful....

[@MiBackpacking]

Great video Jessica! Awesome tips and I feel you on the lack of landscape options...Michigan resident here ✋🏽😂

[@michaelespeland]

"You probably have a really nice mountain with a castle." Yeah, where do you think people live? This isn't Wticher 3 lol

[@katharina7195]

In Europe probably. There are at least 4 or 5 castles or ruins in my region that come to my mind.

[@matkoarpad]

I live in Budapest and there's are nice hills and palaces/castles everywhere in and around the city. Touché.

[@someonemearth5197]

What about film users. What ISO film would good for this style of photo? Like I started using films is the ultra low ISO like .5 to ISO 12 What about using a telephoto vs a wide-angle lens? What would be better more or less background?

[@vitaliy3460]

Oh my God, that was 8 years ago. How sweet😊

[@mrtaro7358]

Hello I'm beginner photographer, I just bought second hand camera Lumix DMC-FZ28 and it's pretty good but I not really know how to use it perfectly. I just started like photographer now and become more experience on it...

[@aveavenue8123]

I’m new to this, but I have a important question? Well to me it is😊... how do you gage your shutter,aperture,and iso in the sun.l well not aperture.... but the others 2 for sure?

[@Bbydawl]

Try different things. Eventually you’ll find a setting that works best for you.

[@stephaniebonilla9975]

Test shots

[@mollyz.636]

This is so helpful!!! Such a fun video to watch & learn from. :)

[@hernapepito1670]

O.M.G I love your videos! 😍😍😍

[@vanessa_fdy]

"Your cat just died" "I dont like cat" Omg lmao!! Ahahaha

[@cassandracoon5253]

Thank you this is videos very helpful I've been taking pictures since 2013

[@francescahillphotography]

Great video, very informative! With the backlit shots, can you only do this around sunset?

[@richardavalos4414]

GREAT video! thanx for the tips!

[@cyrille8693]

Nathalie is an awesome model :) Can you remember if you shot this with auto ISO ? Bc the exposure always looks so clean and you seem to barely change the settings on your camera :O

[@Ashlieskye]

Just in time thank you :) I have a shoot next week in a similar location . thank u so much!!! Could you do a video on editing a back lit?

[@JessicaKobeissi]

Ashley Skye yes! I am working on one right now, I just have to find a good time to record..

[@hahahapao]

glad i found this channel, so helpful, can i ask why you shoot at iso 160 instead of 100 even though youre outside?

[@ahmadtibi7744]

probably because she had shutter speed or aperature high. so to compensate for that she increased the ISO

[@Unplugged704]

Natalie is GORGEOUS!!!

[@TherealWOJT3K]

This model is gorgeous

[@avengerstheendgame3208]

Wow really nice mam. How to shoot in group photography in sunny like in a garden sitting on a fountain. How to set it settings?

[@j-hoss8980]

Thanks for this video. I bet that is Hines Drive! I live in MI also.

[@DaigoParry]

I love backlit photography.

[@aakashsharma6315]

This was just great Jessica! Out of curiosity what would be the result if in backlit..we also use golden reflector from front does it makes any difference ?

[@adrianlewis7977]

Never use a gold reflector in such conditions. The light is already very warm so your model will wind up looking literally cooked! Use a white reflector and overhead and to the side. Never below as that makes for unnatural shadows.

[@photofather1]

dont knock Mi, I live in Il and have property in Wi, you have lake Mi the woods lots of rock clips so many great shots in MI.......

[@kunalsolanki141]

Hi Jessica, I have a doubt about shooting with backlit sun..with the sun facing the camera, the subject tends to get darker..how do you manage to get properly lit sunject?

[@kellydelia2928]

Do you have any tips on how to know what ISO to use. I know the rule of thumb is to go low. I usually shoot around 100 to 200. Do you have any tips or reasons that you chose certain ISO's?

[@dudeitsmakeup]

I’m new to the art of photography, and I was wondering if you use UV filter lenses??? And if you do... do you find them helpful/useful

[@doug1788]

Are you using an ND filter, and if so which one? Great video though thanks for the upload.

[@adrianlewis7977]

Hi Jessica. Can I ask if your are a professional photographer. First f your videos I've seen I think. I like your casual relaxed style. Just wondering why you didn't use a bip of flash to lighten your models face or maybe a white reflector above and to the side for the same effect.

[@tpax_top]

So beautiful model !

[@kechiebridge4493]

hi Jessica, I wanna start my own photography.business. what photography equipments do I need. do you have a video that shows this or if not can you make one pls? l love your photography tutorials. very simple and easy to understand. looking forward to seeing this video. thanks

[@100ferose]

Hi would like to see videos on using the less expensive Canon cameras. Like T3i please

[@suatui3883]

Great video Jess

[@nathangilmore2820]

First of all I love that you share what your shooting with and also the settings you use. I noticed you always have a SS of 320 and ISO of 160 and only your aperture changes. Is that what you usually do? Thanks

[@ChadRider12]

Hi thank you for making the video. I have a question. I just got the Nikon 3300. But I never really use this kind of camera. So I have no knowledge on what to do I had to begin. I do suffer with a.d.d. so it's hard for me to read the book. So videos like this help. Can you do one for the Nikon 3200 how to use the shutter speed tbe iso amateur and anything else that would be useful. I do have one more question what kind of lenses do you think i should get for the Nikon 3200 to take better portraits. I'm only working one day a week how much do you think it would be thank you so much..

[@sophievanproosdij1378]

I also have a nikon d3200 but if you have no idea how to use it You need to search it on youtube For example : how to use nikon 3200

[@ChadRider12]

Thank you.

[@Ruru7]

Love ur videos they're so entertaining

[@abhideepramesh7385]

Hey this is me abhideep. I was just watching some canon photography and i saw your channel. I love the photography you do love it keep it up 😘😘

[@elijones5770]

Where in Michigan are you? I’m from Zeeland, MI but I live currently in Lansing. :) Love seeing a fellow Michigan Photographer!

[@DaliaMadrid]

What do you do if you have direct light and there's no shade?

[@JessicaKobeissi]

backlit is your best bet!

[@varunkamal91]

Jessica Kobeissi how about learning to use diffusers...reflectors and off camera lighting???

[@KnightofFavonius]

Not everyone likes to use filler light. Some like to use what's available and be creative with it and others have pre-formed ideas about what they want! Different people, different styles. Although you CAN shoot with diffusers and strobes, just a matter of preference.

[@MuReaction001]

You're photography so Good

[@danielleryan9699]

Nice tutorial. Can you tell me what settings your camera is in when you take the shot?

[@ardalandb5202]

perfect video.. i always like your works.. wish you the best