with such a silly name, Pigs Ears. I have quite a few growing along a side wall in the front garden, they are such a lovely pop of colour on a grey day.
As it was too windy outside, I brought this one in. I put a black paper behind it, thinking it will come out black! It looks more like grey/blue than black. What should I use to have it black? Would appreciate any suggestions, TIA
Beautiful Diana , is this a succulent of the aloe family as it reminds me of a succulent my grandma had - many moons ago when I was a child , which she always lovingly referred to as "Mochyn" ( Welsh for Pig )!!
Oh, Diana I had forgotten the whimsical name of this pretty flower.
IA really have no clue about how to fix your background while taking the photo but if it were me I would’ve increased the contrast in post processing. Sometimes that makes the background darker for me
Lovely detail Diana. I find that I usually have to underexpose to get a black background. Increasing the blacks and shadows in post can sometimes help too.
These have such a fun shape! Here's an interesting article I found on how to get a black background: https://shotkit.com/black-background/
Lighting plays such a big role in getting that black background. You want the camera to see the light on your subject, and not the background. You also don't want the camera to compensate by measuring whatever light was bouncing from the black paper. This article explains a couple of ways to use the camera and the light to get your black background. I've never tried spot metering, but I might now.
@wh2021@grammyn@merrelyn Thanks so much for the helpful tips, which I will try next time ;-) @aecasey You are always so helpful when I have questions April, thanks so much for the clip. I will most certainly take a good look at it :-)
IA really have no clue about how to fix your background while taking the photo but if it were me I would’ve increased the contrast in post processing. Sometimes that makes the background darker for me
Lighting plays such a big role in getting that black background. You want the camera to see the light on your subject, and not the background. You also don't want the camera to compensate by measuring whatever light was bouncing from the black paper. This article explains a couple of ways to use the camera and the light to get your black background. I've never tried spot metering, but I might now.
@aecasey You are always so helpful when I have questions April, thanks so much for the clip. I will most certainly take a good look at it :-)