If you need to backlight a portrait, you should stay as far away from the subject as possible. true. false

This statement is false
you need light and if you are far there is going to be less space for light to come in

The correct answer for the given statement above would be FALSE. If you need to backlight a portrait, it is not necessary that you should stay as far away from the subject as possible. All you have to consider is the location where you are going to shoot as well as the time of the day and also, avoid shooting directly into the sun.