Background colour for photos
- Shinkitai
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Background colour for photos
So far I have tried blue (because it was on the line at the time) & off white.
My question now is what colour works best for the back drop in photos?
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Re: Background colour for photos
Hi Shinkitai,
Nice trees you have there and great snaps.
you can make a dramatic shot by just blurring the background (or "bokeh"). you can do this by adjusting the depth of field (refer to your camera manual).
another method I use is using ringlite which I use on the pictures below. Unluckily these are flowers and not trees coz I feel mine are not yet ready for photography.
these would only illustrate the method I am referring to in isolating the subject from the background. I have done some bonsai pictorial but I am not in liberty to use those images.
Cheers,
BKI
Nice trees you have there and great snaps.
you can make a dramatic shot by just blurring the background (or "bokeh"). you can do this by adjusting the depth of field (refer to your camera manual).
another method I use is using ringlite which I use on the pictures below. Unluckily these are flowers and not trees coz I feel mine are not yet ready for photography.
these would only illustrate the method I am referring to in isolating the subject from the background. I have done some bonsai pictorial but I am not in liberty to use those images.
Cheers,
BKI
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more trees.....
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Re: Background colour for photos
Hi Shinkitai
The best background is what makes the tree pop. For example the white flowers against the blue background pop out. If that was against the white they would have been lost. A smooth seamless back ground also helps alot just like you have done with the blue background. letting it drape rather than tucking it. Getting the back ground further back will also help with bokeh without having half the tree out of focus when you drop the aperture too low. The first photo shows bokeh by moving the background away from the subject. The second pic if you look closely shows how too low an aperture can blur the rest of the subject except what is in the immediate foreground ( the leaf edges and flower in the background are just out of focus ). Great photos keep practicing and play around with the camera setting and learn what they do is my top tip.
Nick
The best background is what makes the tree pop. For example the white flowers against the blue background pop out. If that was against the white they would have been lost. A smooth seamless back ground also helps alot just like you have done with the blue background. letting it drape rather than tucking it. Getting the back ground further back will also help with bokeh without having half the tree out of focus when you drop the aperture too low. The first photo shows bokeh by moving the background away from the subject. The second pic if you look closely shows how too low an aperture can blur the rest of the subject except what is in the immediate foreground ( the leaf edges and flower in the background are just out of focus ). Great photos keep practicing and play around with the camera setting and learn what they do is my top tip.
Nick
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