[rollei_list] Re: Softbox Louver Effectiveness Questions
- From: "Ruben" <ruben@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 08:58:47 +0200
I had problems with black backdrops to - colorama made a beutiful totally
dead mat black paper but the pro shop started selling Hama paper instead - I
had decided to do a hole series shots for a book on ceramics on the black
paper and was rather surprised when I openend the box and found "gun metal -
bluish black half shining paper" I placed the objects as far as I could from
the backdrop and then I used far to much time in photshop aftervards - I
understand your problem - hope you find some really balck paper - preferably
as soft deep mat as the paper you use for watercolour - in black that is !
all the best Ruben
----- Original Message -----
From: "John A. Lind" <jalind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 7:40 AM
Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Softbox Louver Effectiveness Questions
> At 02:20 AM 4/18/2005, Ruben wrote:
>>When describing you backdrop as low kee - does that mean that you whant it
>>to be darker that it actually is ?
>>cheers
>>Ruben
>
> Ruben,
> The backdrop I plan to use is "black" but I haven't seen one that is
> truly,
> completely black, just very, very deep charcoal gray. That's already very
> low key and I want it to drop to completely black in the photographs . . .
> Zone 0 . . . with absolutely no detail (indistinguishable from unexposed
> film). Placing it well behind the subject material helps some. Blocking
> light spill onto it will hopefully keep texture and any waviness (almost
> impossible to eliminate) from showing very slight highlights and shadows .
> . . a problem I've had a few times in the past using umbrellas.
>
> Thanks,
> -- John Lind
>
>
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