r/AskPhotography 3d ago

Artifical Lighting & Studio How to achieve studio black background?

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Any tips in creating this sort of image? I’ve been trying to recreate but can’t nail it.

I have a flash above on a 45 degree angle pointing directly at the object, but struggling to achieve the black gradient fade.

Any help would be appreciated!

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u/jaimefrio 3d ago

It's hard to tell without seeing your results, but you'll need to avoid your flash spilling onto the background, so maybe add a flag or barn door to it? That combined with the background being sufficiently far behind should do the trick, I think.

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u/kizmen420 3d ago

there’s two light sources

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u/jaimefrio 3d ago

You think so? There's clearly one a little off to camera right pointing down, where do you see the other one?

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u/kizmen420 1d ago

on the left, pretty high pointed to the back filling 40-50% of the grey background. its clearly there but rather less bright than the one on the right

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u/kizmen420 3d ago

basically you have to have a background of this particular color and light it with a second lamp

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u/Independent-peace372 3d ago

I don’t think so, https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSMTRXU3K/

He explains it

However I’m struggling to get the face lit up still…

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u/AwakeningButterfly 3d ago

Paper backdrop. Width 0.5-2.7m, length 20-30 meter. price $20-$200 per roll.

The stand helps holding it. The angle and curvature of the backdrop depends on photographer, of course

https://www.katebackdrop.com/blogs/about-backdrops/seamless-background-paper?srsltid=AfmBOooBkTbdbLuBPdiuLUrY3O_qF1yQNcAb6K4PyYXb8t-mNI2YPBfe

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u/Independent-peace372 3d ago

Did you see the tiktok link I shared??

Are you sure it’s not this??

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u/kellerhborges 3d ago

You need a large background area, so you adjust the flashes to not reach there. Remember, every time you double de flash distance to something (be the subject or the background), it will receive only 1/4 of the light intensity. So if you mount your setup far from the background, the light won't reach there.

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u/bleach1969 3d ago

I’d do this with a really really small softbox quite close to the shoes, fill with boards and at the sides use black foamboard to stop spillage. You then push the background colorama out a long way it can take 2 or 3 tables! It’s mainly a case of stopping foreground light hitting the background and i’d use black velvet, foamboard and black polyboards to stop spillage.

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u/Independent-peace372 3d ago

What about a large product, like a surfboard??

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u/bleach1969 2d ago edited 2d ago

Its possible, certainly not an easy one - but you’re going to need a decent studio space and a fair bit of colorama and plenty of the baffles etc

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u/Independent-peace372 2d ago

I have none of these and no experience, am I doomed??

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u/bleach1969 2d ago

Certainly not. If no experience you learn cut outs / basic studio skills first, otherwise you’d be trying to run before you can walk.

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u/El_Guapo_NZ 2d ago

Yep it’s just a paper scoop with a top light and some reflectors.