I have tried for months to get this kind of lens flare and I've tried shooting into the sun directly (my eyes hurt), but still don't get anything but haze and super overexposed background. Does distance from the subject, the lens, and time of day matter?
hmmm, i don't know exactly how that image was created... my guess in photoshop. when i shoot a back-lit subject, i just move side to side until the sun is where i want it in relationship to my subject. for example, see this maternity session i recently posted on my blog. the shots at the end are takes seconds apart from each other, just getting a different look by moving with the sun. http://kirstinroper.com/blog/2011/10/07/tenille-bryson-baby-bonzai/
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