How to Get a Solid White Background for a Photo

High-key or white-background photography is very popular right now. It's also legendary among photographers as being one of the hardest effects to achieve perfectly. But with the right equipment and a little patience, getting a pure white photo background is fairly easy.

Instructions

1

Set up the roll of vinyl or paper on the backdrop stand. Thread the crosspiece through the center of the roll and attach to the riser poles on either side.

2

Set up the 400-watt lights. Set them to half-power and point them at a 45-degree angle--facing nearly square-on to the background and not pointing at each other. (See the video in Resources below for the proper angle.) Attach the high-performance reflectors to focus the light toward the backdrop.

3

Set up one of the 750-watt lights on full power to the right of the camera. Attach the soft box to this light and point it at a slight downward angle to add a natural, soft shadow to your subject.

4

Set up the other 750-watt light to the left of and behind the camera. This light should be at 3/4 power with the large bounce umbrella attached and pointed toward the middle of the backdrop.

5

Attach the radio triggers to the lights.The light to the left of and behind the camera should be triggered with the shutter, and the other lights set on "slave" mode to trigger at the same time.

6

Set up your camera. Adjust the ISO as low as possible to reduce noise and crank up the shutter speed and aperture. Take a few test shots and adjust your camera settings to suit your equipment and artistic needs.

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High-key or white-background photography is very popular right now. It's also legendary among photographers as being one of the hardest effects to achieve perfectly. But with the right equipment and a little patience, getting a pure white photo background is fairly easy.

Instructions

1

Set up the roll of vinyl or paper on the backdrop stand. Thread the crosspiece through the center of the roll and attach to the riser poles on either side.

2

Set up the 400-watt lights. Set them to half-power and point them at a 45-degree angle--facing nearly square-on to the background and not pointing at each other. (See the video in Resources below for the proper angle.) Attach the high-performance reflectors to focus the light toward the backdrop.

3

Set up one of the 750-watt lights on full power to the right of the camera. Attach the soft box to this light and point it at a slight downward angle to add a natural, soft shadow to your subject.

4

Set up the other 750-watt light to the left of and behind the camera. This light should be at 3/4 power with the large bounce umbrella attached and pointed toward the middle of the backdrop.

5

Attach the radio triggers to the lights.The light to the left of and behind the camera should be triggered with the shutter, and the other lights set on "slave" mode to trigger at the same time.

6

Set up your camera.

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. Adjust the ISO as low as possible to reduce noise and crank up the shutter speed and aperture. Take a few test shots and adjust your camera settings to suit your equipment and artistic needs.

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