 Tara R. Swartzendruber |
Painted Background for Studio HI! I have a 12x17 room that I use for a studio in my home. I have used mostly a white, high-key background and a black one. I now painted the back wall of my room a mottled brown and want to use that with my wood floor. The problem is that I see shadows behind the people. Should I light that background like I do the white (although much less)? Or what can I do about that? I can't really turn down my main and fill too much or the subject will be underexposed. I didn't think about this and am not sure what to do about it. Thanks!!
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John H. Siskin |
Hi Tara, Two things will help: First, move the subject further from the background. Second, use larger light modifiers or use them closer to the subject. The larger your umbrella, soft box or light panel the less shadow you’ll get. The bigger the light source the more points light the subject, and so the softer the shadows. You can light the background, but it will then photograph lighter, which might not be your intention. It rarely works to try and light a shadow away, unless you are making things white. Thanks,
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Tara R. Swartzendruber |
Thank you, you gave the answer I thought you would....I already have an XL softbox and I've gotten the subject as far away from the wall as possible without being too close to the softbox & umbrella (fill) as to overexpose them and I still deal with some shadow. And, yes, I don't really want to lighten the background. I wanted to be sure I wasn't doing anything wrong or missing something. I'll keep experimenting. Thank you!!
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John H. Siskin |
Hi Tara, How big is an XL soft box? In similar situations I often use the 4X6 foot light panels to good effect. Thanks, John
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