Train, Bangkok

It’s a challenge to shoot on trains because you’re often pointing your camera directly at the source of light, the windows. But I love backlight, the source of light coming directly into the camera. The key is to expose for the face tones—or whatever your subject is—and then let the source of light, in this case the big train window, overexpose (otherwise the subject
will become a silhouette). It’s true that there is absolutely no detail in that big white space. But I’ve never had a photo editor tell me that a backlit photo can’t be published. In this shot of the people on the train, the light gives the image an ethereal quality, and the lack of detail emphasizes a sense of reverie, a dream-like state (something that is also accentuated by the small child sleeping.) —Catherine Karnow
Photo Tip: Don’t be afraid to point your camera directly at a source of light and let the light overexpose—just be sure to expose for the subject.

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