Feb 19, 2014, 13:36
Would like help in shooting pictures and getting a black background naturally .I've seen this with mostly pics. of flowers. thanks for any help
(Feb 19, 2014, 13:58)kNox Wrote: [ -> ]I don't know how you could achieve the black background naturally, apart from using a low f-stop and placing something black behind the flower. I found this that could explain more: http://hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Take-Pict...Background
(Feb 19, 2014, 13:58)kNox Wrote: [ -> ]I don't know how you could achieve the black background naturally, apart from using a low f-stop and placing something black behind the flower. I found this that could explain more: http://hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Take-Pict...Backgroundthanks for your reply, i kind of thought so
(Feb 20, 2014, 08:24)dalematt Wrote: [ -> ]Sometimes, albeit rarely, I have been successful by increasing the contrast in post processing. I usually try this first. If it doesn't work, then a 1-click undo will put me back to the start.thanks for the help
(Feb 19, 2014, 13:36)bernie bowers Wrote: [ -> ]Would like help in shooting pictures and getting a black background naturally .I've seen this with mostly pics. of flowers. thanks for any helpHi, is this what you mean?
(Feb 24, 2014, 06:00)NorfolkMike Wrote: [ -> ](Feb 19, 2014, 13:36)bernie bowers Wrote: [ -> ]Would like help in shooting pictures and getting a black background naturally .I've seen this with mostly pics. of flowers. thanks for any helpHi, is this what you mean?
I used a Cannon 60d with a 55-250 lens set at focal length of 250mm aperture F5.6 with a shutter speed of 1/180 sec
Norfolk Mike
(Feb 24, 2014, 06:12)NorfolkMike Wrote: [ -> ](Feb 24, 2014, 06:00)NorfolkMike Wrote: [ -> ](Feb 19, 2014, 13:36)bernie bowers Wrote: [ -> ]Would like help in shooting pictures and getting a black background naturally .I've seen this with mostly pics. of flowers. thanks for any helpHi, is this what you mean?
I used a Cannon 60d with a 55-250 lens set at focal length of 250mm aperture F5.6 with a shutter speed of 1/180 sec
Norfolk Mike
Sorry the image was to large so hopefully will now show
Norfolk Mike
(Feb 25, 2014, 12:46)bernie bowers Wrote: [ -> ](Feb 24, 2014, 06:12)NorfolkMike Wrote: [ -> ]Just wondering what was the actual background of the photo?(Feb 24, 2014, 06:00)NorfolkMike Wrote: [ -> ](Feb 19, 2014, 13:36)bernie bowers Wrote: [ -> ]Would like help in shooting pictures and getting a black background naturally .I've seen this with mostly pics. of flowers. thanks for any helpHi, is this what you mean?
I used a Cannon 60d with a 55-250 lens set at focal length of 250mm aperture F5.6 with a shutter speed of 1/180 sec
Norfolk Mike
Sorry the image was to large so hopefully will now show
Norfolk Mike
(Feb 19, 2014, 13:36)bernie bowers Wrote: [ -> ]Would like help in shooting pictures and getting a black background naturally .I've seen this with mostly pics. of flowers. thanks for any help
(Mar 3, 2014, 17:27)Korry Wrote: [ -> ]thank you for helping i'll give it a try(Feb 19, 2014, 13:36)bernie bowers Wrote: [ -> ]Would like help in shooting pictures and getting a black background naturally .I've seen this with mostly pics. of flowers. thanks for any help
a2zidxdotcom gave you a good advice.
Here's some more tips, for indoor shooting:
You need ambient with low light (using a tripod will make things easier). Your ISO should be set to not higher than 200, and you should use manual exposure mode. Set the shutter speed to somewhere around 1/200 and aperture small, try with f/18 for start.
After this, it's all about testing until you get the right results - shoot and move aperture and shutter speed up/down until you're satisfied. You should be fine somewhere between 1/125-1/250 and f/11-f/22.
Once you have the best possible results, that means the brightest as possible subject and darkest and possible background, in case your subject is over/under exposed, use flash to fix that. You should manipulate light on the subject, so try with different flash settings, like, move closer, go further away from the subject, try different angle to catch some natural light, change your flash power if possible etc. Just don't touch your camera exposure settings as you'll be back on bright background again.