Finding the Light

So I just started Deitra's Finding the Light workshop!  (http://thelightworkshop.wordpress.com)   I am taking the course as a non-participant, but already I've gotten so much out of the information.  The first assignment is to capture what's called "dramatic backlighting".  Seeing as how my only model right now is a wily 15-month-old, I decided to use some inanimate objects to practice the technique.  What do you think?