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Photography Question 

Joseph D. Rawson
 

White on White


How do I achieve shooting a white object on a white background, with black and white film, with minimal shadows?


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November 13, 2002

 

Judith A. Clark
  Assuming you don't have studio lights, get you off camera as much as possible. Buy a soft box for your flash, they are inexpensive, attach with velcro, and fold up to fit in your camera case. You can also try bouncing the flash of a white ceiling. All of this may involve buying new equipment since you didn't say what kind of camera or flash your using.


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November 15, 2002

 

Judith A. Clark
  sorry thats supposed to say get your flash off your camera as much as possible.


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November 15, 2002

 

Joseph D. Rawson
  I thank you for the info. I have actually figured it out. I do have the flash units available. So I set up a tent for tent lighting, and I used a swoop table, had my subject on the swoop table, and photogenic flash units set up on all angles to avoid any shadow. Then I opened my f-stop one stop greater than my flash units. It seems to have worked. I really thank you for the response.
joe


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November 16, 2002

 
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