What is frontlight? Imagine holding a flashlight. Wherever you point the flashlight, you light up what is in front of you. The sun gives you front lighting on a bright sunny day. This can be the easiest kind of lighting to work with, because it evenly illuminates the subject you are photographing. To get the best color and quality of frontlight, you need to take advantage of the first hour after sunrise and the last few hours of sunset.
Overcast frontlighting also illuminates most subjects evenly. This lighting will give you a natural looking portrait and rich flower colors. This is a great time to shot some photos in outside markets and woody areas.
The subjects photographed with frontlighting appear two-dimensional. Your eye just tells you there is more. With sidelighting, you can give highlights and shadows to your subject and get a three-dimensional appearance. Mastering sidelighting will be quite the challenge due to the combination of light and shadow. However, after you get the hang of it, you will be able to take amazing shots. These shots are often more interesting.
Often backlight is confused with frontlight. People think it’s the light behind the photographer, but in reality, it’s the light behind your subject. This is a great time for a silhouette photograph! If you don’t want a silhouette, move in close to your subject and fill the frame with their face. 
Set the manual exposure. If you are in auto exposure mode, press and hold the exposure button. Return to your original position and take the photo. This is another technique to play around with.
Have fun with the different lighting. Another fun experiment – take some photos of the same subject in different lighting and see what you get. It could be interesting and provide some wonderful eye candy to hang on your walls!
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