Shot in black and white in natural light. Doing my own black and white theme for the month of April. Going back to class so to speak... My goal for this week is NOT to do "product" photography - I do NOT want my subject to look like it's floating in air on a washed out background. My goal is to maintain some detail in the background and still keep a good focus on my subject. It's much harder to do than I remembered!
The human eye can see about 30 shades of gray between black and white - forget about the infamous book, and an average RGB computer screen can detect 256 shades of gray which we can't see anyway. How many shades are there really? Only God knows!
The biggest thing to watch out for when shooting black on black is too much "mud." John Frair said too much gray makes for a very muddy shot and thus - no good score. You still have to have pure black in your shadows and pure white in your highlights. I think it's a little easier than shooting black on white, but it has its own challenges with the "mud." Same black pen as in the prior week, set on my Turkish black goat skin rug.
This week is turning out to be an interesting re-learning experience for me. This really was an assignment for John Frair's class so many, many, many years ago. God bless him! I would love a do-over in his class if he was still around.
1st week - only shades of gray in natural light - done
2nd week - black on white in natural light - done
3rd week - black on black in natural light
4th week - white on black in natural light
5th week - white on white in natural light
Another great contrast against the rug.
Years ago I purchased a handbag in Morocco that was leather made from goat and it had a distinct smell (rather strong and not altogether pleasant) i Hope that is not the case with your rug.
@wakelys No bad smell from it at all. The hyde on the underside has just a barely detectable hint of leather, but that's it. 1976 was when I bought it and that was a long time ago. Sorry you had a bad experience. I do recall someone who had a goat leather coat and it did not have a pleasant scent. I have never used my skin as a rug. I have displayed it on the back of an old arm chair. I just hate the thought of anyone walking on it.
Years ago I purchased a handbag in Morocco that was leather made from goat and it had a distinct smell (rather strong and not altogether pleasant) i Hope that is not the case with your rug.
@ljmanning Thank you, Laura!
@dutchothotmailcom Thank you, Esther!
@ryan161 You are very kind, Ryan! Thank you. It's just a learning experience. Nothing for the TP or PP here. =)
@ludwigsdiana Thanks, Diana!
@aikiuser Thanks, Jenn!