 Susan L. SENSENEY |
Group shot on white background I am shooting my friends kids (2 boys, 2 girls age range 5yrs-17) in her living room on Saturday morning. I am planning to use natural light....one wall is all windows that offer indirect light. The room is pretty bright. She is wanting a solid white bacground and we are talking about hanging a solid white sheet behind them. Will this work, or do I need to light the sheet somehow? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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W. |
Hi Susan, you will only get a really white background if the difference between it and the subject(s) is 3 stops (or more). Meaning you will have to light that background! Have you got enough flash light to do that? Have fun!
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Doesn't have to be as much as 3, but you'll need it to be evenly lit and over exposed to be free of showing texture and wrinkles. Smooth white backgrounds are easier.
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Susan L. SENSENEY |
Thanks so much for the info. Not sure if I'm going to be able to pull this off or not. I do not have professional lighting.
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W. |
Here's an alternative background idea: I don't know exactly what you mean by "a solid white sheet", but if you haven't got the lighting power to overexpose it to get it really white, you could try lighting that background – not the subject(s) – with (a) separate external off-camera flashgun(s) covered with a colored gel. That would get you a pastel colored and patterned background that just might mesh in with the background's texture (wrinkles?). Good luck!
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And since your main light will be morning light from a biiig 'softbox' you may want to have one or two big D-I-Y reflectors available to control and open up shadows.
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