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07/22/2005 07:46:34 AM · #1 |
| I have noticed many black backgrounds in the texture challenge, yet I doubt they plucked the subject and laid it on a piece of black paper. Is there a function in an editiing program that allows you to do this without cutting out the subject and reinserting it after you've blacked out the background? |
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07/22/2005 08:11:26 AM · #2 |
Its easy. Use any dark background (cloth, paper) and try to keep it out of focus by choosing shallow depth of field. You dont have to pluck anything....just hold the board/cloth behind the subject at some distance and keep it out of focus. Macro mode will automatically keep it out of focus due to shallow depth of field. If there are still some details visible from the background, you can try increasing the shadows in editing software.
You can do the same with other colored backgrounds also. There are pics with white background in Texture.
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07/22/2005 08:13:34 AM · #3 |
For ligher background you can increase the "highlights" (like you can increaae shadows for dark background) in editing software.
Hope this helps.
Originally posted by fiverivers:
Its easy. Use any dark background (cloth, paper) and try to keep it out of focus by choosing shallow depth of field. You dont have to pluck anything....just hold the board/cloth behind the subject at some distance and keep it out of focus. Macro mode will automatically keep it out of focus due to shallow depth of field. If there are still some details visible from the background, you can try increasing the shadows in editing software.
You can do the same with other colored backgrounds also. There are pics with white background in Texture. |
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07/22/2005 08:45:26 AM · #4 |
You can get a pure black background easily by making sure that a lot more light falls on your subject than the background. Do this by using something dark colored for the background and illuminating your subject using flash. If you're shooting outdoors, doing macros for instance, you can still do this, but you'll need to set the camera to way underexpose the scene, and use a flash to light the subject. There might be some traces of background left, and these can be darkened in post-processing.
It's usually very difficult or impossible to achieve good-looking results with the on-camera flash. In the absence of an off-camera flash, the same effect can be achieved with spot lighting, with careful set-up.
As a final note, remember that removing a detailed background in post processing may result in DQ, if the background is considered a major element of the photo.
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