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| | | I've noticed that lots of people take pictures with a totally white background, such as this: (URL) really like the effect. But how do you do it? I've tried posterboard, but you can see the creases: (URL) this an exposure effect? A focus effect? (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jul-02, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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| | | | | Re: White backgrounds? —Allan Bedford
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| | | | (...) background I don't see them. It looks good from here. :) (...) From what I've seen, most are done using a technique known as an 'infinite background'. Basically, a piece of poster board, bristol board, paper, sheet etc. which starts on the (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jul-02, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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| | | | | | Re: White backgrounds? —John Henry Kruer
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| | | | (...) If you look at the right-hand side, there's a crease... (...) Hmmm... Thats interesting. I could maybe do that with some paper. (...) Yeah, i've found that out using my macro mode. (...) Thanks! -JHK (22 years ago, 6-Jul-02, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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| | | | | | Re: White backgrounds? —Jon Palmer
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| | | | Along with macro and the curved paper technique I use "Auto Levels" and/or "Levels" in Photoshop. Heres a picture of my setup and a link to another post I made on this (don't follow the image links in the other post, they're dead) (URL) that helps! (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jul-02, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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| | | | | | Re: White backgrounds? —John Henry Kruer
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| | | | (...) Hmmmm... that's intersting. Only I don't have photoshop! :( But I think I can do that. My mom has tons of cloth. What level do you put flash on? (if it has levels, mine has low, medium and high) (...) -John (22 years ago, 6-Jul-02, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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| | | | | | Re: White backgrounds? —Jon Palmer
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| | | | | "John Henry Kruer" <jhkruer@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:GyunzM.3xI@lugnet.com... (...) I (...) You might look into getting Paint Shop Pro. (URL) can download an old version for free and also try out the newest version for 30 days or so. (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jul-02, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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| | | | | | | Re: White backgrounds? —John Henry Kruer
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| | | | | | (...) I think you can only download the newest version for a 30 day trial. Were can you dowload older, free versions? (...) That must be some software... (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jul-02, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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| | | | | | | | Re: White backgrounds? —Jon Palmer
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| | | | | | "John Henry Kruer" <jhkruer@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:GyupKJ.78J@lugnet.com... (...) Well I think a good image should start at the beginning, so the initial pictures really aren't that bad, but Photoshop does indeed take up the slack in the (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jul-02, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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| | | | | | | | Re: White backgrounds? —Jon Palmer
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| | | | | | And here ya go: (URL) camera has a few settings to adjust the color but I rarely use them..only when outside or under really weird light. -Jon -- | The Shipyard - (URL) My Lego Creations - (URL) Attack of the Bricks - (URL) Palmer" <jon@zemi.net> (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jul-02, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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| | | | | | | | Re: White backgrounds? —John Henry Kruer
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| | | | | | (...) Yowza. So all the twiddling I do with exposure and flash is for nothing? Boy I need that software. Thanks for the help! (...) -JHK (22 years ago, 7-Jul-02, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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| | | | | | Re: White backgrounds? —William R. Ward
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| | | | (...) Try using the GIMP instead of Photoshop, then. I believe it can do the same sorts of things. GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is totally free software and works on Windows as well as Linux and Unix. You can download it from (URL) William (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jul-02, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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