Exercise: Variety With Low Sun

For this exercise, i had to venture outside when the sun was low, and take photographs with the sun and different angles; frontal lighting, side lighting, back lighting and edge lighting.
Here is how i got on;

Side Lighting
The sun is positioned to the side of the subject.

Here i took a photograph of a canyon, during low sun, with the sun to the side of my subject. Having the un to the side of the canyon created a lot of shadows, helping to add a lot of depth and texture and added to the sheer size of the place.

The side lighting here just nips the sides on the right of the buildings. The low light adds a golden glow to the castle,  making it seem perhaps that bit more magical.

Back lighting

The sun is positioned facing the camera.

The sun beaming through the gaps of a tree from behind, i like how the tree is darkened as the light source is behind, however the gaps in the tree make some of the leaves appear to light up.

A woman lit up from behind, she appears to be in the shade whilst the background lit up.  There is also an apparent glow around her, especially the head where the sun hits her back in contrast to the shade present in front of her due to the direction of light.

Front lighting

The sun is positioned behind the camera.

An open desert landscape with the sun positioned behind the camera. No shadows are present here, as the direction of the sun lights up the entire frame.

Edge Lighting

The sun is outside of the frame and only the edge of the subject is lit.

My first attempt at edge lighting, I'm not sure if this necessarily counts, and its more highlights on each chain link than an edge, however i don't think its a bad first attempt experimenting. Trying to create edge lighting in low sunlight before the sun sets is a challenge, as my first thought would be to capture a scene during sunrise/sunset.
However i will continue to play with this style of lighting.