Week Three Photo Prompt: Backlighting

Backlighting introduces a more creative way to work with light. This prompt helps you notice how light behind your child can add warmth, glow, and atmosphere to a photo — without needing special conditions.

This Week’s Photo Prompt

Place your child with a light source behind them — a window, doorway, or shaded outdoor space — and take the photo with the light coming from behind.

Why This Works

When light comes from behind your subject, it creates a soft glow along edges like hair and shoulders. This glow adds depth and feeling, helping photos feel less posed and more immersive.

Backlighting can also simplify busy environments by shifting attention to light and shape rather than details.

A Gentle Tip

Tap on your child’s face on your phone screen before taking the photo. This helps balance the exposure so the image doesn’t become too dark.

A Quiet Reminder

Imperfection is part of this prompt.
Let the light be slightly uneven.
Let the moment stay unpolished.

This prompt is part of The Everyday Childhood Photo Project — a free, gentle photo project offering weekly prompts to help moms document childhood with intention.

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