As with so much in photography, black background photographs depend on how you can see the light. Look for when there is more light on the subject than the background. Look at the shadows. And at how the light falls on your subject. ...
Before you get too carried away with blurring the background in all your photos, remember that it won’t cure all your photo editing headaches. There are times when you don’t want to blur the background–landscape photos are a great example. As the wide view is the focus of the photog...
Capture mood and emotion in your next photoshoot by learning how to do black background photography or how to use a black background in photo editing.
To create a more shallow (blurry) depth of field, you need to be able to allow the MOST light to come in as possible which means OPENING your Aperture (f-stop) to the LARGEST opening. If you want more of your background in focus (such as a landscape shot) then you do the opposite...
slider. This may be counter-intuitive when you are trying to make parts of the image darker, but because we have got a reasonably well-produced file, we can get away with reducing the contrast, and thi...
Make a desired color selection that you wish to replace with transparent pixels. Select ‘White’ for a black and white GIF background. In case of color backgrounds, open any suitable picture editor (GIMP, MS Paint, etc.) and choose the hex color code using the ‘Color Picker’ tool. ...
Of course, a simpler way would be to use a black backdrop, but even then it can still reflect some light, so we still need to be smart with our lighting to make it work. Lighting black backgrounds can be more challenging because the light is removed instead of added (something that no...
This will enable you to make your photo the exact size you need. It is easy to add text, graphics or other images into the extra white space you have created. However you choose to achieve a white background, paying careful attention to the edges of your subject is vital. ...
This will add more visual interest than using a single solid color and will make your backdrop unique. I’m mixing the original black paint with some reds. Then, I’m using a sponge to apply it with little taps – this way, I’ll only stain the backdrop instead of covering up the ...
To make background transparent, I go to quick selection tool -> select the item -> inverse -> smooth -> refine edge -> tick smart radius -> radius 3px -> smooth 4px -> tick decontaminate color -> output to (new layer with layer mask) -> OK. Usually I do thi...