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03/05/2006 12:37:35 PM · #1 |
Hi,
how the background here:
//www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=247926
is all white?
how can it be done (without photoshop)?
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03/05/2006 12:42:25 PM · #2 |
Originally posted by koko:
Hi,
how the background here:
is all white?
how can it be done (without photoshop)?
thanks |
Basically, if one is not going to use photoshop at all, you start with a white background (pretty obvious...) and light it so it is overexposed in relation to the subject. |
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03/05/2006 03:49:27 PM · #3 |
hmm,
ok, but i also saw photos of flowers that photographed outside... with no special studio lights... |
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03/05/2006 04:22:16 PM · #4 |
White foam core board is your friend...cheap and you can take it anywhere... haven't taken one outside yet (may try today for you) but once you got the shot...I don't think there is a way to do it right without doing level and curves in editor.
White foam core board and then levels and curves
  
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03/05/2006 05:05:00 PM · #5 |
Even easier than foam board is photo paper, which I assume you probably have already. Although this limits you in terms of size, it might be worth trying just for a first play-around. I use A3 photopaper for this.
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03/05/2006 06:51:28 PM · #6 |
i use a white poster board that can be found virtualy every store you go to. i got mine at walmart for under a $1
for a black BG i have a large(couple yards) of black felt from the sewing dept...again only a couple dollar spent on that too. i use this alot in the summer when all the beauty is in bloom. helps to have an "assistant" to hold it tho.
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03/06/2006 07:34:49 AM · #7 |
ok,
but at the photos we saw in this thread the background is invisible...
when i'm taking a shot of something white on a white background for example, the object AND the background are both visible...
to "over-light" the background? but the object need light too, no?
to edit it in PS? hmm. i feel it's like cheating :-) there must be a way without PS.
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03/07/2006 09:16:52 AM · #8 |
You said outside - you want a white background for flowers?
Over exposing the background means metering the shot for your subject and then putting MORE light behind it. If you are against adding artificial light, you could use a reflector to bounce natural light onto a white piece of paper behind your "flower". But be sure its all the way BEHIND the flower or you'll get a shadow.
Just remember that light is light - it doesn't have to be "special studio lights". You can do neat and fun stuff with even just a flashlight. Think of all the ways we manipulate light in daily life... You can use these with photography too. :)
Have Fun!
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