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Very Dark/Black Background? I have viewed all the contest entries for this month and have noticed several pictures of single flowers with a near black background which focused totally on the flower. Also sunsets, that were brillant red/gold in color and had a near black horizon. These pictures seemed to stand out and captured my attention. What was the technique used to accomplish these photos? Was there a certain type of film used, such as slide or can print film be used to achieve the same effect for the sunsets? Or was a certain type of neutral density filter or any filter for that matter used? I like the dark background to help isolate the subject, flowers in this case, but I just don't know how to do it. Thank you, in advance, for any information.
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Nguyen o. Tran |
Based on my experience, photographers have used shooting techniques to accomplish this type of picture regardless of type of film. I am just an amateur who submitted two pictures (rose.jpg, bowl.jpg just for fun) using this technique. Hope that my explanation below could help. 1. Snooting is just a way to shoot all the light onto the object. You can make it with paper and foil laminated inside of the funnel to have more light concentrated at the end of the funnel. 2. Control the depth of field so that it can isolate the background (make it shallow). 3. Use a black color backdrop (such as fabric, cardboard, or paper) located ~5 ft behind the object. With all 3 things above, you of course need a light meter, flash head (an external one, other than the camera flash unit). Try it; you will see. Hope that there will be more explanation from other photographers.
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