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 02/23/2009 09:09:59 AM · #1
Previous challenges:

Light on White III
Light on White II
Light on White
 02/23/2009 09:21:49 AM · #2
Thanx :)
 02/23/2009 10:37:22 AM · #3
My second-lowest score ever in W-o-W II, 3.75. :-D




02/23/2009 11:01:09 AM · #4
whoa! I have a feeling that my overall average score is really going to be hurting with this challenge. I've a long learning curve in front of me--I've never done anything like this. (I have a tendency to avoid high key, because I've never managed to do it successfully. that, combined with the fact that there have been AWESOME pictures in the last 3 light on white.

Anyone have any tips, hints, suggestions on how to tackle this type of subject?

edited to add:
I've tried a couple of test shots to work from as a starting point, and when I process it so that my background looks white, my subject disappears because part is transparent. Do I really have to make my background off-white in the shot to have transparent show up?

Message edited by author 2009-02-23 11:02:39.
 02/23/2009 08:38:10 PM · #5
Originally posted by vawendy:
whoa! I have a feeling that my overall average score is really going to be hurting with this challenge. I've a long learning curve in front of me--I've never done anything like this. (I have a tendency to avoid high key, because I've never managed to do it successfully. that, combined with the fact that there have been AWESOME pictures in the last 3 light on white.

Anyone have any tips, hints, suggestions on how to tackle this type of subject?

edited to add:
I've tried a couple of test shots to work from as a starting point, and when I process it so that my background looks white, my subject disappears because part is transparent. Do I really have to make my background off-white in the shot to have transparent show up?

This one

looks like transparent on white background to me.
 02/23/2009 09:17:58 PM · #6
Originally posted by vawendy:
whoa! I have a feeling that my overall average score is really going to be hurting with this challenge. I've a long learning curve in front of me--I've never done anything like this. (I have a tendency to avoid high key, because I've never managed to do it successfully. that, combined with the fact that there have been AWESOME pictures in the last 3 light on white.

Anyone have any tips, hints, suggestions on how to tackle this type of subject?

edited to add:
I've tried a couple of test shots to work from as a starting point, and when I process it so that my background looks white, my subject disappears because part is transparent. Do I really have to make my background off-white in the shot to have transparent show up?


It doesn't have to be high key to be a light-colored subject on a white background. High key is blown stuff (technical description may differ) and you can have it all perfectly captured and it will be a wonderfully scoring image, I'm sure.

The key to your last question is 'masks'. Mask off stuff you don't want to alter. It's legal in Advanced Editing as this challenge is.
 02/24/2009 07:47:58 AM · #7
Originally posted by vawendy:
whoa! I have a feeling that my overall average score is really going to be hurting with this challenge. I've a long learning curve in front of me--I've never done anything like this. (I have a tendency to avoid high key, because I've never managed to do it successfully. that, combined with the fact that there have been AWESOME pictures in the last 3 light on white.

Anyone have any tips, hints, suggestions on how to tackle this type of subject?

edited to add:
I've tried a couple of test shots to work from as a starting point, and when I process it so that my background looks white, my subject disappears because part is transparent. Do I really have to make my background off-white in the shot to have transparent show up?


You need to flood your background with light to make it white... in this shot below, I had to use a huge stidio setup just for the purpose of making the background white... I had to have one light on each side to flood the backdrop to make it pure white... I needed teh wood barn doors to prevent any lens flare from getting the camera lens...

see the setup pic below:


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02/24/2009 08:24:29 AM · #8
Originally posted by Shutter-For-Hire:
Originally posted by vawendy:
whoa! I have a feeling that my overall average score is really going to be hurting with this challenge. I've a long learning curve in front of me--I've never done anything like this. (I have a tendency to avoid high key, because I've never managed to do it successfully. that, combined with the fact that there have been AWESOME pictures in the last 3 light on white.

Anyone have any tips, hints, suggestions on how to tackle this type of subject?

edited to add:
I've tried a couple of test shots to work from as a starting point, and when I process it so that my background looks white, my subject disappears because part is transparent. Do I really have to make my background off-white in the shot to have transparent show up?


You need to flood your background with light to make it white... in this shot below, I had to use a huge stidio setup just for the purpose of making the background white... I had to have one light on each side to flood the backdrop to make it pure white... I needed teh wood barn doors to prevent any lens flare from getting the camera lens...

see the setup pic below:


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.


WOW. And all I wanted was a backdrop stand with a couple of muslins and a couple of umbrella lights with a smaller one for the backdrop lighting. hahaha. My investment to be about $200. This one looks like its $2000.
 02/24/2009 11:06:49 AM · #9
thanks everyone! I've been playing with my little white piece of fleece draped over the table and chair back. And I actually have an idea to try. Off to the store in a couple of hours!
 02/24/2009 11:27:01 AM · #10
I notice the rules in this challenge are a little different to the rules of the previous three "Light On White" challenges. In this challenge it says:
"Take a photo in which the background is white and the subject is predominately a lighter color." NOTE: LIGHTER COLOR aka subject is LIGHTER in color then the already white background.

In the previous challenges there was a subtle but big difference. The rules then stated:
"Take a photo in which the background is white and the subject is predominately a "light" color.

So .....what is lighter then white?
 02/24/2009 11:31:46 AM · #11
I think it's just bad wording on their part. I think they mean to say "predominately a light" colour.
 02/24/2009 11:32:13 AM · #12
Originally posted by ThingFish:


So .....what is lighter then white?


Daz?

If that joke doesn't travel Daz is a British Washing Powder.

Message edited by author 2009-02-24 11:33:02.
 02/24/2009 12:16:25 PM · #13
Originally posted by mikeee:
Originally posted by ThingFish:


So .....what is lighter then white?


Daz?


LOL, you just stole my idea, lucky really as it would be dnmc'd to death!
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