Start from the beginning if you want to UNDERSTAND how to eliminate shadows in the background. If you know it all, then don't watch the video at all. If you want to refresh your memory, then jump to 8:10 Otherwise, a good, succinct learning process.
EXCELLENT! Thank you. I experienced this very thing a few days ago. I threw more light at it, and got the same result, more shadows. I got it now!👍🏾👊🏾✌🏾😎
Thank you for this video. While the shadow is eliminated in the background, the background is becoming grey and not white anymore. How do you the background white and without shadow?
Excellent demonstration! I'm doing full-length on location for example communion portraits. With the child approx 3' from the background, two strobes with umbells's angled high for the child and 2 strobes filling the background, I get great exposure but still some shadows under the feet. I guess I need an overhead strobe as well. Am I over-complicating???
Thanks. Very useful video: I loved the animation. honestly I think the best solution is taking the model to dinner with me avoiding you any shadow on the background.
Bliss.. Awesome tips, my first shoot with seamless was a mess, did exactly what I'm not supposed to do. Took me ages to select around the models and turn the background to white
Thanks, assuming this would work with 2 flashes as well? One with softbox, and one with an umbrella? I usually shoot on black meslin or a patterned, so making sure I get it on white when I have a shoot in a few weeks.
Buy two 100 watt 5600k continuous lights and have them set on the backdrop. Expose for your model with the key light and then turn on the two lights behind them and adjust accordingly.
Less is more...I dont have a lot of cool lights but FYI same technique worked wonders with my little ghetto adjustable LEDs...5X improvement vs. what I started with. thanks boss.
Curious how would a softgrid have helped this issue? My apologies but I’m new to studio photography so I’m looking for a nice kit to get started. Perhaps a 3’ octagon soft box, ad200 (I already have some remote triggers) & grid????
I've used a strobe on the floor triggered to illuminate the background, maybe another light behind as a rim light facing the back of the subject to give more background separation
I have a question. What arr the minimal size of a room for making portraits? I want to learn photography and make small photostudio in our apartment.. Thanks for the response!)
Sir, thanks for the detailed explanation and sample shots. I am looking for some help - I am a beginner photographer from India and I was asked by a fashion startup company to shoot their apparel with models/mannequins in the studio. Our budget is very limited and I am looking at Godox AD300 Pro with a 120 CM Octabox as my key light. I already have a Godox TT685 and a small softbox which I can use as a rim/hair light or as a secondary source to light up the background. Could you please suggest if I can light up head to toe shots with the AD300Pro and 120 CM Octobox? Please suggest.
Thank you, for the tips, Mark! If I'm not mistaken you once used a huge modifier right behind the photographer, that really fixed the background problem. :-) And yet, if we've got, say, 3 lights, we could've easily got evenly lit background with 2 of them, couldn't we? In that setup, I was taught, we first level out the background then add the main light, then fill the shadows and so on. Correct me if I'm wrong :)
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Skip to 7:10 if you want to know how to eliminate shadows in the background.
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Or you can support the work and watch whole video to the end :)
But I do want the whole Abaddon l explanation on what is not right because is 5:33am
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No one has ever explained it like this to me. It helps a great deal. Thank you.
I am a retired engineer now doing exercise videos online! THANK YOU So much I totally understood you. Loved the math!
Start from the beginning if you want to UNDERSTAND how to eliminate shadows in the background.
If you know it all, then don't watch the video at all.
If you want to refresh your memory, then jump to 8:10
Otherwise, a good, succinct learning process.
Schroedinger Finger Snap! You started the snap with your left hand, and your right hand finished it. Amazing!!
watch us in stereo :)
That number system was a very clear method of explaining what is happening! Good video
Mark- this was excellent! Should be a must for everyone new to strobe lighting or studio lighting. Great job! Keep it up.
EXCELLENT! Thank you. I experienced this very thing a few days ago. I threw more light at it, and got the same result, more shadows. I got it now!👍🏾👊🏾✌🏾😎
This is the best explanation about shadows ever! Thank you🤩
I really like when you say let’s find out so instructive
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Very useful This video , big thank you (R.MANOHAR ,Chennai.India)
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Thank u so much for this man 💛💛
Brilliant video and nicely explained👍
Good to ser you back, Mark! Trust you're keeping well :)
Mark Wallace is back!!!
Thank you for this video. While the shadow is eliminated in the background, the background is becoming grey and not white anymore. How do you the background white and without shadow?
Excellent demonstration!
I'm doing full-length on location for example communion portraits. With the child approx 3' from the background, two strobes with umbells's angled high for the child and 2 strobes filling the background, I get great exposure but still some shadows under the feet.
I guess I need an overhead strobe as well. Am I over-complicating???
Mark is such a good teacher
Great video! I'll try that method tomorrow.
outstanding video. I found this to be the best video on eliminating shadows
One of the best lighting tutorials I've seen on RUclips to date! Thank You!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Excellent EXCELLENT video. Thanks for posting this!
One of the best explanation so far.
Wonderful. You save me from a lot of trouble thinking how to do it.
This is exactly the video I was looking for! Thank you!
Beautiful model! and great video 👍
Good job Mark. Very simple and educative video about shadows.
Thanks. Very useful video: I loved the animation.
honestly I think the best solution is taking the model to dinner with me avoiding you any shadow on the background.
Great help . Good simple explanation to follow.
Genius explanation!! I finally get 'light'!
Really good to show this basic concept with the explanation ..... thanks Mark.
Wow this is an excellent tutorial 🤩🤩
How would you eliminate shadows on white if you absolutely have to shoot with the model close to the seamless due to the space you're in?
Nadia, wow very gorgeous. Loved the video, well done Mark.
A lighter shade of white. Mad color skills right there. But seriously, this was just so helpful! Thanks!
Thank you!!!!! This was great
nice explanation, thanks!
Excellent information!
This is good to know how to eliminate a shodow on the background but honestly a shadow is not always a mess, sometimes it is also nice !!!
Model is so pretty!!
Very nice tutorial. The animation was a huge help. Thank you!
Bliss.. Awesome tips, my first shoot with seamless was a mess, did exactly what I'm not supposed to do. Took me ages to select around the models and turn the background to white
Outstanding!
Very helpful 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
So the solution is get a bigger soft box and backdrop. Got it 👌🏽
Not as much as the solution was to move further away from the background.
Thanks, assuming this would work with 2 flashes as well? One with softbox, and one with an umbrella? I usually shoot on black meslin or a patterned, so making sure I get it on white when I have a shoot in a few weeks.
Great help...thanks for the low cost easy solutions
Absolutely brilliant, very thorough, and simple explanation.
good demo Mark. you are great. and thanks to the model too.
very helpful !! thanks so much!!
Thank you sensei ! Perfect demonstration.
Most helpful and practical
great video !
And how about when you're in a more tight room where you can't ask your model to move farther from the background?
That is the tricky one for sure!
Inalso have the same issue😂
Buy two 100 watt 5600k continuous lights and have them set on the backdrop. Expose for your model with the key light and then turn on the two lights behind them and adjust accordingly.
Very helpful. Thank you.
Nice - thanks!
Great tutorial Mark. Thank you. Jorge.
I really need this at this point, my videos has been bad even with one led light
Hello. Thanks for yours videos. I rwally enjoy...can you please tell me. What flash tripot. Is you use? Thanks
Hey Mark! Why we simply can't place off camera flash behind the subject to illuminate the background? 😁 Thanks 🤔
Great animations, Mark!
Loved this! Super helpful
Less is more...I dont have a lot of cool lights but FYI same technique worked wonders with my little ghetto adjustable LEDs...5X improvement vs. what I started with. thanks boss.
Excellent sir can you suggest one light set up for wedding at night.
Curious how would a softgrid have helped this issue? My apologies but I’m new to studio photography so I’m looking for a nice kit to get started. Perhaps a 3’ octagon soft box, ad200 (I already have some remote triggers) & grid????
Great tips thank you
learnt a lot .. very good video xxx
Hi Mark, this was really useful for a perennial newbie photographer like me. I really liked the animated explanation at 3:10.
Nice explanation. The animation helped. Thanks!
Does anyone have tips for lighting in a small office space where the subject can't really move away from the background much?
Great tutorial.
Is it better to use one led light which is really bright and compact like the yuong300 or one with large surface area that takes more space
Could you put a light behind the model to light up the background ? I wonder how that would work.
what if we have not much space between subject and background sir?
add a fill light pointing to the background
Excellent!
Great video and tips but how do you eliminate shadows and still keep the background white?
Thanks, Mark and Nadia. Pretty shots!
Nicely explained
I need one soft box with a boom stand that will reach at least 79 inches can you recommend ?
Mark: it's great to see you back teaching again!!!! Hoping to see more! :0)
Thanks Mark and Nadia, very helpful for a studio amateur like myself!
Thank you! This was a great explanation.
The end result was a grey background, not white. Am I missing something?
Yes, the video is about controlling shadows not getting a white background.
I've used a strobe on the floor triggered to illuminate the background, maybe another light behind as a rim light facing the back of the subject to give more background separation
@@ChrisSheridan295 So how would he get a white backdrop with this setup?
I am in love with her right after seeing thumbnail.
i like to see you using the leica ... did you use a 50mm lens?
Hi What will happen if I use a 60cm softbox instead of the umbrella
I have a question. What arr the minimal size of a room for making portraits? I want to learn photography and make small photostudio in our apartment.. Thanks for the response!)
Gorgeous Nadia and fantastic video, as always :)
Wow Nadia, congratulations! Very beautiful model!
Extraordinarily helpful!
Sir, thanks for the detailed explanation and sample shots. I am looking for some help - I am a beginner photographer from India and I was asked by a fashion startup company to shoot their apparel with models/mannequins in the studio. Our budget is very limited and I am looking at Godox AD300 Pro with a 120 CM Octabox as my key light. I already have a Godox TT685 and a small softbox which I can use as a rim/hair light or as a secondary source to light up the background. Could you please suggest if I can light up head to toe shots with the AD300Pro and 120 CM Octobox? Please suggest.
Thank you, for the tips, Mark! If I'm not mistaken you once used a huge modifier right behind the photographer, that really fixed the background problem. :-) And yet, if we've got, say, 3 lights, we could've easily got evenly lit background with 2 of them, couldn't we? In that setup, I was taught, we first level out the background then add the main light, then fill the shadows and so on. Correct me if I'm wrong :)
Very helpful video so explanatory , thnx man u did sooo well
Studio portraits on a Leica M series...Very nice
thanx for sharing
Your explanation was IMPECCABLE! Thank you 🙏🏽
Very Useful and time saving! also sparing us from shadow frustration hehe!
Use to use kicker lights to light up the background. And softbox to light the model.