ok iam starting to get jealous ....

02/23/2005 03:45:15 PM · #1

alot people on this board in there profiles and pictures i have viewed they take a picture against a white it almost seems as if the subject is almost floating because everything is pure white around the subject i beleive it is the use of light creates this effect but iam not sure let me give you an example so you can see what i mean i can for some reason reproduce this result. I did a basic search on google for images i thought would explain what iam talking about ,---//www.chriswarham.org.uk/images/cjw/images/IMG1951.JPG and //www.geocities.com/dhannanirn/graphics/alpha_apple.jpg

Tranquil

Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Canon

02/23/2005 03:47:22 PM · #2

And what is your question, how to achieve this?

Erin_K

Canon EOS-20D

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

02/23/2005 03:47:55 PM · #3

I use white foamcore for larger subjects, and pieces of white felt for smaller subjects. I try to light them so that the picture comes out with the background "washed out" but if there are still remnants of seams, etc, I use photoshop and dodge/clone them away.

02/23/2005 03:54:07 PM · #4

Originally posted by Tranquil:

And what is your question, how to achieve this?

Yup exactly how to acheive the washed out back groung everytime i take pictures they either have shadows or they dont look "white" they look off white or you know lol ....
Leon thanks

Mattel Barbie Photo Designer Digital Camera

02/23/2005 03:55:19 PM · #5

Originally posted by Erin_K:

When you say you try to light what do you mean? are we talking about home lights, studio lights? also if home lights what about white balance? i tried a custom setting still to no avail thanks.....
Leon

nsbca7

02/23/2005 03:55:25 PM · #6

Originally posted by Erin_K:

I use photoshop and dodge/clone them away.

That works and I use the same method when needed, but cloning and dodging will not be alowed on the upcoming chalenge.

To avoid having to post edit the shot try lighting the background more the then the subject then expose for the shadows or the subject if there is none. You can do the rest in PS legally by ajusting the brightness/contrast.

Erin_K

Canon EOS-20D

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

02/23/2005 03:58:25 PM · #7

Originally posted by nsbca7:

Thanks nsbca, I wasn't thinking of the upcoming challenge when I replied to this message.

nsbca7

Mattel Barbie Photo Designer Digital Camera

02/23/2005 04:00:03 PM · #8

Originally posted by LEONJR:

Originally posted by Erin_K:
I use white foamcore for larger subjects, and pieces of white felt for smaller subjects. I try to light them so that the picture comes out with the background "washed out" but if there are still remnants of seams, etc, I use photoshop and dodge/clone them away.

When you say you try to light what do you mean? are we talking about home lights, studio lights? also if home lights what about white balance? i tried a custom setting still to no avail thanks.....
Leon

Don't worry about in camera white balence so much if you have PS. you can get around a yellow or green cast in curves, color balence or hue/saturation ar any combination of the three. If you have PS CS there is a temperature ajustment in the raw viewer.

02/23/2005 04:00:14 PM · #9

I gotta give the dodge and burn thing a shot really havent experimented to much with that, i dont have felt or foam or anything similar, jus white paper...
Leon

02/23/2005 04:03:26 PM · #10

Originally posted by nsbca7:

Originally posted by LEONJR:

Originally posted by Erin_K:
I use white foamcore for larger subjects, and pieces of white felt for smaller subjects. I try to light them so that the picture comes out with the background "washed out" but if there are still remnants of seams, etc, I use photoshop and dodge/clone them away.

When you say you try to light what do you mean? are we talking about home lights, studio lights? also if home lights what about white balance? i tried a custom setting still to no avail thanks.....
Leon

Don't worry about in camera white balence so much if you have PS. you can get around a yellow or green cast in curves, color balence or hue/saturation ar any combination of the three. If you have PS CS there is a temperature ajustment in the raw viewer.

WOW its like everybody can jus see my screen while iam editing i sae the temperature thing and i have all the photoshops including CS but you gotta remember iam bad with colors sometimes i come to work mix match and my moniter is one of those 19 'flat screens and calibrating is hard with jus adobe gamma so ... but thanks for advice ..
Leon

peete

Nikon D70

02/23/2005 04:48:56 PM · #11

her are good examples by labuda.

both basic editing.
i wont share the secret =)

02/23/2005 04:53:13 PM · #12

Originally posted by peete:

her are good examples by labuda.

both basic editing.
i wont share the secret =)

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh come on share the secret .......... lol thanks
Leon

02/23/2005 05:38:19 PM · #13

This was one of my shots for Photo-a-Day project. It's not super white but it's pretty close. I could probably work on it a little more to get it that way ... but regardless. I have a couple of large pieces of white cardstock/craft paper that I can lean against a wall or chair to place the object on far enough away as to not cast shadows and such. That way it's seamless... being able to adjust white balance and exposure also helps. That's just my amature 2 cents. :-)

02/23/2005 05:46:04 PM · #14

Originally posted by jenesis:

Thanks your 2 cents definatley counts! along with everybody elses but what did you use as a base?

02/23/2005 05:49:18 PM · #15

Well the set up was on my dining room table and I placed the ball on the card stock and leaned it up against a chair so it just kind of curves. I think I actually may have used two sheets here. I can't remember now, to give it the lenght I needed to get the ball far enough away from the background and high enough behind the ball. Make sense?

02/23/2005 05:55:17 PM · #16

definatley makes since so if i have a subject and lets say 2 large pices of white paper then and my subject is far enough from the paper that is against the wall then i wont have to worry the only thing iam in limbo about since i cant try this right now iam at work is wouldnt there be DOF noticable at this point?

02/23/2005 06:35:23 PM · #17

Well, now you're getting all technical on me.... :-D

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

02/23/2005 06:41:14 PM · #18

Originally posted by jenesis:

Well, now you're getting all technical on me.... :-D

sorry let me think about this for a second and figure out how to rephrase that

Plexxoid

Canon EOS-30D

02/23/2005 06:42:04 PM · #19

Here's the easiest way. Get a big long sheet of paper and put it on the floor. Then take one end and put it on a chair, making a big smooth curve from the top of the chair to the floor with the paper. Set your subject several feet in front of the curve, and most importantly, use diffused light! Pretty easy. I took probably 50 pictures today doing just this, using a roll of paper 8 feet wide, two Alienbees (/w giant softbox and umbrella), and two cheap ole' kickers (side/back lights).

02/23/2005 06:50:14 PM · #20

Originally posted by Plexxoid:

Neat i idea something else for me to think about that definatley anwser the question i had about defpt of field

02/23/2005 06:51:33 PM · #21

Originally posted by Plexxoid:

Only thing i forgot to mention is i dont have any studio/professional lights jus the lamp lol i can probably create a diffused ilusion using sheets or wax paper but might not work..
LEon

Zap228

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

02/23/2005 06:56:29 PM · #22

I have no proffessional lighting but can get the same effect with a simple halogen lamp that I have. I would recommend picking up a lamp that uses reflector bulbs. They give off some seriously white light, and I only paid 6 dollars. They are also soft white bulbs so you dont need anything like a soft box because they give off no serious glare. Still go with what Plexxoid said about using the paper.

awpollard

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

02/23/2005 06:57:28 PM · #23

I turn the lights on in this bad boy and the foam core board lights up like a hospital operating room without reflections on the subject.

Ed: omission

Message edited by author 2005-02-23 18:58:09.

02/23/2005 06:58:40 PM · #24

I don't have any studio lights either. I use my dining room cause I get light from above and then you can use table lamps or flashlights to light specific areas... someday though I'll have me some real lights darn it!! :-)