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Ok, but then, is there a way to do it so that you have the back light as well as light coming from a side to give interesting shadows?
And if you happen to have a subject on a cloudy day, would just placing a light behind your subject give you the same effect?
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When you are outside with all these powerful light forces it is very difficult to control. You end up with a nice photograph that's not that great to paint from. I can imagine a subject under a porch, this provides some directional light from the open side and some shadow from the building side. Now, if the sun were behind the subject you could concievably get the effect.
What you want may be easier produced in a more controlled indoor setup. You could place a light behind the subject and one to the side for modeling.
The trick is to place your subject in a directional light situation. Whether you have manipulated this out of doors or in a studio. With light coming at you from all angles, as it often does when your are outside, it just won't work.