When I was a kid and first used a camera, I remember being told by my grandfather that you should always take a picture with the light coming from over your shoulder.

When you are working in a studio the lighting is always perfectly matched to the subject if set-up right so there isn't any issue there.

But every now and there (particulary when taking video outside) will come a time when you have too much light coming in towards the lens of the camcorder.

This is called a 'backlit situation'.

Below is a video example of overcoming backlit situations with your digital video camcorders:

As you see in the video above there are a number of ways you can deal with backlight.

You can add more light to the front of your subject. This can be done with and accessory light or a 'reflector'. A reflector is a shiny piece of card or material that can re-direct the light to the front of your subject.

Some digital video camcorders have a specific backlight button that will over-expose the scene making the subject in the foreground more visible.

You can adjust the framing of your shot so the brighter areas are less dominant or you can manually set the exposure settings.

If you have any of your own digital video camcorders techniques like this one it would be great if you could mention it in the comments below.

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