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11/22/2003 11:35:22 AM · #1 |
this is probably a simple answer but without any fancy ligthing tools etc, how do i create a background such as these.
thx in advance |
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11/22/2003 11:41:07 AM · #2 |
The best way to do it is work in a rather dark environment or use a black backdrop. If you use a black backdrop, you need to angle it in such a way that light does not shine directly on it.
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11/22/2003 11:45:11 AM · #3 |
| Long exposure in dim light generally works, but can get noisy...need low ASA and perhaps little NeatImage afterwards. |
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11/22/2003 02:11:38 PM · #4 |
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11/22/2003 08:47:52 PM · #5 |
Since the hand picture is mine, I can tell you exactly how it was done. I used black felt in the background. Then the light was placed so the felt was also in the shadows. Then I spot metered for the hands. Usually this works ok, but sometimes you can see a sheen on the felt in the background. Most of the time that can be corrected in Photoshop by adjusting the contrast and/or levels. I've also used the shadows of a big empty room to achieve the same results like in my "Under Pressure" picture. Be careful though, it may look black on your monitor but gray on another monitor. I found that out on my "Sunflower" picture. I recommend bumping up the brightness on the monitor to double check the results.
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11/22/2003 08:51:11 PM · #6 |
| I think I read that the apple picture was taken in a dark room with a long exposure and the apples were illuminated by a flashlight. I've done this technique as well. |
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11/23/2003 12:02:24 PM · #7 |
The single easiest way to do it is use a black cloth and expose it correctly
You need to under expose the general metered value, if you are using full auto exposure - or you'll get a nasty grey result that you'll never get looking as good as it could be. You can fiddle around in photoshop to get black backgrounds from badly exposed shots, in the same way you can turn a badly exposed shot of a white sheet of paper from grey to white, but you lose so much fine detail that the results are generally horrible (and very easy to spot..)
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