Any photo people out there

[Carrot44]

Any body know how to make a perfectly black background when using flash?

Ken

 

[DanTMWTMP]

photoshop?...

lighting from different angles?...


at a studio in my high school ....i took photo..damn that was awhile back..anyways..

the backdrop had some special material or something..and light bouncing back didn't effect the shot....

 

[Wallydraigle]

Depends on several things. You'll want to set a shutter/aperture combo that would yield a totally dark frame for the ambient lighting. Make sure your subject is sufficiently far away from whatever is in the background that the flash doesn't illuminate it. Aim the flash so that it hits the subject but not the background. Meter your flash for the subject. You'll have to play around to get just the right effect but that should get you started.

 

[Antisocial Virge]

leave the lens cap on....

 

[HappyPuppy]

Originally posted by: Antisocial-Virge
leave the lens cap on....

Sounds much easier than what lirion suggested. Might not be as interesting, though.

 

[Carrot44]

Checked at a photo studio. They use a black drop down cloth

 

[Lucky]

Use the highest shutter speed your flash can sync to to minimize ambient light.

 

[kermalou]

in flash, you click on the black color

 

[Carrot44]

Still looking....... Not much luck so far..... I have a High quality digital camera. 6 meg usually shoot in 3 meg mode.

Ken

 

[ElFenix]

find a black wall

 

[Carrot44]

Or a whole bunch of black jellybeans :evil: