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04/28/2009 10:47:52 PM · #1 |
How do you get a background so black and rich like in this photo?
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04/28/2009 10:48:20 PM · #2 |
| IreneM you have done an awesome job with this one. |
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04/28/2009 10:56:23 PM · #3 |
I would also like to know :)
Whenever I tried, it shows close to gray or dark brown :) |
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04/28/2009 11:09:12 PM · #4 |
| I too would like to know....inquiring minds... |
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04/28/2009 11:15:23 PM · #5 |
Just make sure no light hits the background, or make sure that your shutter is fast enough to kill any ambient light hitting the background.
ETA: Also, read the Strobist Lighting Introduction.
And in photoshop, use the colour sampler tool to check that your background is pure black.
Message edited by author 2009-04-28 23:16:53. |
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04/28/2009 11:17:19 PM · #6 |
I am going to guess that is an actual black backdrop or posterboard, minimal lighting on the backdrop, and then using levels in photoshop to make it true black. Thats how I did it on:
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Thats just my thoughts on it. Hopefully Irene will give you guys some insite.
Message edited by author 2009-04-28 23:20:15.
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04/29/2009 01:23:49 AM · #7 |
Get some black velvet for your backdrop. It absorbs very well. The lighting overall is pretty crappy on this but it shows how easy it is to do. 
All that I used is a yard of quality black velvet from the fabric store. The "figure" is literally sitting right on it, on top of a chair. The velvet is draped in such a manner that it creates a curve in the background, so the light hits all of it at an angle. |
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04/29/2009 06:24:55 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by spiritualspatula:
Get some black velvet for your backdrop. It absorbs very well. The lighting overall is pretty crappy on this but it shows how easy it is to do.
All that I used is a yard of quality black velvet from the fabric store. The "figure" is literally sitting right on it, on top of a chair. The velvet is draped in such a manner that it creates a curve in the background, so the light hits all of it at an angle. |
Exactly! Use a black background and watch your lighting. |
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04/29/2009 06:44:33 AM · #9 |
If you shoot in natural light, just keep the black velvet backdrop a few feet away, and make sure that no direct light falls on the backdrop.
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04/29/2009 08:29:55 AM · #10 |
If the amount of light on the BG is 3 stops (or more) below the amount of light on the subject the BG will be black.
Conversely, if the BG is 3 stops brighter than the subject then it will be white.
Black cloth (velvet, felt) will help tremendously in making the BG turn out black.
This is a very early entry of mine, but it's hot lights and the black is a black T-shirt turned inside out
The BG here is a piece of fake black fur fabric with a pattern in it to catch the light just a little bit, but very little light in on the BG. There is light on her shirt which is also black so it shows up. 
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