Re: How to create pure white background?

"peter" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:EzkZj.25483$sX5.5248@xxxxxxxxxxx
Sometimes I want to shoot some objects with a pure white background. To do this I use a large softbox as the background and adjust the intensity to just overexpose.

I would try different intensities, lowering them. You might need to do some post exposure work as well to clean up the background. It seems to me it is just too bright as it is now. It is also possible that you are getting flair at your lens. Take off any filters that may be on your lens and try a lens shade to eliminate those possibilities. Maybe try a different lens, especially a longer lens. Also are you providing subject lighting or are you relying on the softbox for all the light?


An undesirable effect is a hazy look around the edges of the foreground object. Perhaps it is some sort of lense aberration or sensor effect.

In some movies, you can see this effect when they put an actor in front of a strong backlight. The white light seems to bleed around the edge of the actor.

What is the correct way then, to shoot objects with white background without this effect?




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