Studio Quality Invisible Black Background
Do you know how easy it is to create a studio quality image with an invisible black background? I do! There are several ways to create an image with an invisible black background, but a few of those ways don’t involve having thousands of dollars worth of equipment! I want to show you some images that I took in broad daylight. No black background, no black tarp,just me, a camera, a model, and a speedlight. Check these invisible black backgrounds out! If you have time, check out Douglas Phan who has more AMAZING studio quality black backgrounds! https://www.douglasphan.com/comm316-squibb-studio-quality-invisible-black-background-2/
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For this invisible background shot, all I had on me was my speedlight, camera, and some baby powder. Here were my camera settings for this invisible black background.
ISO- 100
F-STOP- f/29
Exposure- 1/320
My subject was looking right into the light when I took this shot. I had a helper of mine shoot some baby powder in front of him so I could get a little bit of mist into the picture. The camera had a hard time picking it up, but it did the trick. But with my settings I was able to get an invisible black background even though it was 2:00 in the afternoon. In Photoshop I did a little bit of contrasting editing, but it turned out great with an invisible black background!
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The settings for this invisible black background photo were the same as the previous ones.
ISO- 100
F-STOP- f/29
Exposure- 1/320
Like the last one I had my subject looking directly into the light. With my settings how they were I was able to get a great shot with an invisible black background. Remember that every camera is different. My settings may not be the exact same setting you will use for your camera, so don’t be afraid to jiggle around with your settings until you have what you need to take a studio quality shot with an invisible black background!
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So my settings for this image with an invisible black background were different since I was a lot closer and working with an inanimate object. My settings were,
ISO-100
F-STOP- f/10
Exposure- 1/250
I had to pull my speedlight a little closer to me so that it was almost shooting over my shoulder, but with some adjustments I was able to get a great shot of the hour glass. Using some content away and healing brush tools in Photoshop, I was able to get rid of some reflecting glass off the surface of the glass. It turned out to be a great image with a great invisible black background!
