How do you....

[eNZee]

...remove stupid wrinkles in your back ground/backdrop???

heres an example

[CaptainNH]

Iron/Steam - not my preferred option, I already do enough ironing.

Light - blast your backdrop with light - blow out the details for highkey shots. [Or flag the backdrop for lowkey shots, then boost your black point].

Distance - increase the distance between your subject and backdrop, then shoot with a wide aperture to throw your backdrop oof.

By the way, your cognac looks very dark - did you drink it and replace it with something

When shooting glass I tend to light from the side, which give great definition to the shape of the bottle. You can use a carefully shaped piece of white card behind the bottle and at 45degrees to the light to reflect some light through the liquid.

[eNZee]

lol @ the ironing part
yeah you could tell i HATE ironing and steaming hehe

those are some great tips. definately try that one again
but how could i fix that in post processing???

and as for the cognac being dark - i was playing with the settings before and probably changed it thats why its dark

ugh i think im going to go right now and buy a cardboard
im sick of sheets...never quite happy with them

[gnownad]

If you have Photoshop, you can use the clone stamp tool! It's really good for removing bits that you don't want from stuff with not too much detail, like that sheet!

[SusanH1970]

Even easier than cloning - I've done this before and it works like a charm! - duplicate the layer, add a fairly strong gaussian blur (till the bg looks the way you want it), then zoom way in and carefully erase back in everything but the wrinkled backdrop. Flatten the image and you're good to go. Hope this helps!

[eNZee]

thanks guys
will try that!!!

[WooD]

I use the super secret iron tool in CS2. Also know as the paint brush. It also works great for keeping your background the same over all color.

[natek313]

Great edit, Wood.

However, I did notice the wrinkles in the reflections.

[WooD]

Originally Posted by natek313

Great edit, Wood.

However, I did notice the wrinkles in the reflections.

Everyone has their limitations.

[JeffSmith]

Originally Posted by natek313

Great edit, Wood.

However, I did notice the wrinkles in the reflections.

Then put some wrinkles back into the background and force the focus of attention elsewhere in the shot.






BTW, the Liquid is too dark because it's underexposed, which was due to the light background dominating the meter reading. I guess you used Matrix metering for this one?

Tip 1:
When photographing light transparent liquids, cut out some silver tin foil and place it behind the liquid so the light is reflected back through. You don't need to put it behind all of the liquid, about one third covereage looks good as it gives some contrast and texture to the shot.

Tip 2:
A Cognac glass with some Cognac in it might add more atmosphere to the shot. Again, put some silver foil behind the glass to reflect back through the liquid.