Black Background For Portrait Photography

To get the shot glyn just uses his dslr a single speedlight flash.

Black background for portrait photography. Thus the crucial task for a black background portrait is working with the color balance as the lighting may significantly affect the way tones are represented in the image. Jul 19 2017 explore nathanscooke s board black background portrait on pinterest. I use a black background when i am making portraits. As i learned from my photographer colleagues it is possible to achieve this look without the need for a studio or artificial lighting.

If you have some control over your lighting setup creating black backgrounds will be easier. But you can use this method with any subject you wish to photograph. How to set up black background portraits. Choosing the proper angle and the appropriate power of light is quite important for this type of black background photography.

I only have limited experience with still life or other styles. Then if you can get the subject lit more brightly than the background that will push the background into the underexposed dark areas outside the camera s more limited dynamic range. It might be stating the obvious but it needs to be said the first step to getting a black background is to use a black backdrop. In this video glyn dewis demonstrates how he gets his invisible black background effect when taking a portrait.

The technique will allow you to take a low key atmospheric portrait with a black background almost anywhere even outdoors during the day.