Questions tagged [backdrops]
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How do they capture these images where the ground and background blend together seamlessly?
This picture of Wulfenite was selected as today’s featured image on Wikipedia and I find it intriguing in the sense that the ground and background blend in so much, similar to what we see near large ...
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Simulate backdrop wall mount using autopole
I want to buy two autopole to create a background setup.
My issue is that most of the setups I have seen until now, the autopoles are visible.
Is there any clamp or something that would make it ...
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How to add a backdrop to tabletop miniature games in a cost effective way?
I play Warhammer with my friends and we frequently take photos of our games. We've spent a lot of time and effort to paint miniatures and scenery, however the photos are often rudely backdropped by ...
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What lighting would help me re-create this picture?
I love the whole lighting situation on this photo so much! I would like this to be the style of photographs I take for my blog, but how would I achieve this? A question from an Amateur Photographer. I ...
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Which studio backgrounds for child and infant portraits?
I am setting up a studio for portraits, mostly for children and babies and I am wondering what are the best backgrounds to get.
Should I get a green screen and edit in post-production or get many ...
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Why would you use a backdrop on location?
I see in behind-the-scenes shots of many famous photographers that they shoot with a backdrop but on location. For example a National Geographic photographer I follow had just posted one of him with ...
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What is the black backdrop in outdoor shots for?
I have seen this in many famous fashion shoots done outside.
Something like this picture below:
So does the model stand in front of it as backdrop? then wouldn't it block the background view in ...
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What is the easiest colour backdrop to take pictures against?
As the titled says, what is the easiest colour background to take pictures against?
For example:
White backgrounds require additional lighting to over expose them.
Black backgrounds require a lot of ...
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How to restore areas of background lost from flash overexposure?
I have taken some portraits with a grey background and it seems that in the top corners there has been some loss detail from the flash (it's a light grey background).
The rest of the image is ...
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Make realistic backdrop in photoshop
What is a good technique to make a realistic gray backdrop in Photoshop?
Lets say I have a cut out subject on its own layer, photographed with 2 umbrellas, 1 stronger from the left, and a softer ...
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What kind of 'guerrilla' background / backdrop is being used in Felipe Dana's Cracklands portraits?
I love the streetwise way of taking portrait photos in the subject's own environment used in Felipe Dana's Portraits from Rio de Janeiro’s ‘Cracklands’ series.
But I'm wondering if the white backdrop,...
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What modifiers and workflow should I use to light a hand-painted muslin background?
I'm taking self-portraits using Yongnuo speedlights as my lighting. I would like to light the background for better separation. I tried using a bare flash at 1⁄32 power at 85mm, but the falloff is too ...
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Achieving dark matte background in studio
I've been trying to achieve a dark matte background (maybe with some texture on it) in a studio, but i have a limited experience with backdrops and so far i haven't been able to produce satisfying ...
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Studio backdrop for clean colored background?
If I wanted to get a really clean colored background like here, what kind of material should I use for the backdrop? My first instinct would be paper, but matte has a very slight texture and glossy ...
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How can i create a proper setup for shooting bedding if my studio is too small?
How can i create a proper setup for shooting bedding if my studio is too small & so is my bedroom?
Need some innovative ideas where i can shoot some blankets, pillows, linen etc on a bed and how ...
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Are there any downsides to using white printer paper as background for product photography?
We bought following background paper roll carton for product photography and we are very pleased with our setup and results, especially after post processing.
Background super-white:
http://www....
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What do I need to make a translucent, backlit background?
I've seen a photographer using a dark background (plastic made or something similar) that, once lit from behind, produced a really nice glow. I'm looking for something similar to generate a ...
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What is the best way to prevent a seamless background from unrolling?
When using rolls of seamless background paper, the weight of the paper often causes them to continuously unroll. What is the best way to prevent this from happening?
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What is the best way to photograph an object when the background has to be replaced in post?
I plan to shoot an object (a banana peel to be precise) and then replace the background with another image¹.
What would be the most effective approach given the following conditions:
Canon 550D
Sigma ...
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Background screen for portrait photography?
I'm looking for suggestions for a portrait background (paper/cloth). I have seen photographers using different background screens, but being an amateur photographer I don't want to invest money buying ...
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How can I get a pure white background in studio photography?
I am a natural light photographer that is venturing into studio/backdrop portraits at the request of some of my clients.
I have a portable studio for my needs with a white muslin backdrop.
I am ...
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Portrait to Landscape - Common Extra Space Fillers?
I have a lot of portrait photos that I would like to make landscape. They're not high-res enough to just crop out a landscape section of the photo for my purposes.
What are common techniques and ...
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What surface to use for food photography?
Most of the photography I have been making recently has been for my Cooking.Stackexchange blog posts. I have run into some problems when choosing a surface to put the food on. Maybe somebody can ...
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Are digital backdrop workflows more cost efficient than muslin backdrops for studios?
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Digital backdrops (chroma color with backdrop added in post production) are being pushed on photographers more and more these days. While it's obvious the flexibility that this provides ...
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100 year old hand painted backdrops - How to gently clean?
We have just taken possession of a group of hand painted back drops that are somewhere between 70 and 100 years old. They hung in a neighboring Masonic Lodge for all that time. Do I dare try to ...
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What is the best method to extract a subject from a Greenscreen?
I am searching for a better method to cut people out of my greenscreen backdrop ...
The main problem is the hair ...
Actually I use the freeware Easygreenscreen Photoshop action
I also know the super-...
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What type of gray allows for the most flexibility in a background?
I'm setting up a cheap home studio and want to get a single background for portrait shots to keep costs down. The room is currently way too bright as it is rather small for the purpose and with all ...
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How wide a backdrop do I need?
I'm setting up a simple home studio to do portrait shots. I thought I could get away with shooting against a white wall and using shallow depth of field/umbrellas up close to isolate the brightness of ...
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What are the differences between different types of cloth backdrops?
I'm considering getting backdrop for a small home portrait studio. Leaving out the issues of cloth vs. paper, I'd like to know how the different cloth options compare. There's muslin, velour (velour!)...
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What is the best way to clean studio backgrounds in Photoshop?
Studio backgrounds can be a pain in the butt. They get wrinkled, they're hard to roll in and out and they get easily dirty.
Does anybody know a good technique (or tutorial) on how to clean them in ...
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What kind of backdrop works best for a home studio setup?
I want to grow my home setup, and am working on finding the right background for portraiture.
I was looking at a black velour photo backdrop am wondering what I should consider. Should it be portable? ...
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How does canvas or muslin compare to seamless paper for backdrops?
I'm doing a shoot for a friend in a couple of weeks (lucky me, she makes lingerie for a living) and I was wondering about backdrops. I'm currently considering various colours of seamless paper, but I ...
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