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A Digital Photography Technique?
Question : A Digital Photography Technique?
I am trying to capture pix where the background and the surface upon which the subject is are pure white or pure black, such as in portraiture where you see the subject only, but behind him is either bright white or black space..
I think there’s a special material or object to use, but what is it?
digital photography techniques
Best answer:
Answer by Princess
No special material… any black or white fabric or paper will do… velvet is the best, but can be pretty expensive! Just make sure it doesn’t have a shiny surface… those are more difficult to deal with.
Also make sure your subject is a few feet from the background so you don’t cast a shadow… unless you want one.
Photo supply places sell big rolls of paper for this. You hang the roll up, then pull down enough paper to cover the background and floor. It’s thick enough that it stays fairly straight and doesn’t tear easily. The nice thing is that there’s no corner between wall and floor. If you’re careful with it you can roll it up and use it again. And it comes in other colors besides white.
It comes in smaller rolls for ‘still life’ on tabletops, and that’s how I’ve used it. The only problem is that for it to really work well you have to be careful with lighting. I believe it’s just called ‘seamless paper’.