This week I have something a little different for you for the challenge – shooting on a black or dark background.
Photo by Daniele Levis Pelusi on Unsplash
Weekly Photography Challenge – Black Background
The idea here is to create something dramatic. Make sure you choose lighting that will help separate the subject from the dark background. That could be backlight, rim light, or side lighting – choose the direction of light carefully.
If you need some help try these dPS articles:
- How to Create Dark Moody Low-Key Portraits with Minimal Gear
- Low-Key Photography – Highlighting Darkness
- How to do Accent Lighting for Portraits
- How to Make a Low Key Portrait Step by Step
Image by dPS writer Kevin Landwer-Johan
Simply upload your shot into the comment field (look for the little camera icon in the Disqus comments section) and they’ll get embedded for us all to see or if you’d prefer, upload them to your favorite photo-sharing site and leave the link to them. Show me your best images in this week’s challenge. Sometimes it takes a while for an image to appear so be patient and try not to post the same image twice.
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