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Excellent. Precise, to the point video.

 

Do you need to choose a depth of field that throws the background out of focus, just in case there is a minor wrinkle ? Or does PhotoShop Clone stamp take care of that?

 

Thanks, Richard

 

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Using a black background is one way to do it. To do it, you need a black background.

 

There are other methods to do it and you do not need a black background:

 

Here are 2 examples:

 

- Using a flashlight when it is dark at a few feet from the model to photography.

- Using a flash. This can be done during the day in a room not over illuminated. Again, the idea is to be close to the model because  the light of a flash falls very fast in     intensity with the distance. If you use the flash at a great distance, you will "loose the black background and you will see everything around the model and this is not what you want. Next, is an example:

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The cleaner you make a photo, the less you need to retouch it in Photoshop!
You spend less time editing photos and you get higher image quality!
 

P. S. In the sample photo, I used only the curves to contrast the image!
This is my favorite tool:
 
 
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I took this photo on a white background))))
The model is painted with a flashlight!

Just small mini LED flashlight and exposure for 9 minutes (BULB mode)

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The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) School of Photography started a project in 1987 called Big Shot  which created photographs on a grand scale  painted with flashlights, flash bulbs and strobs. See the link for their examples.

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Thank you for posting this.  Are you  any relation to Kroum Batchvarov, professor of Maritime Archaeology at UConn?

Thanks again.

 

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On 5/4/2021 at 4:36 PM, allanyed said:

Thank you for posting this.  Are you  any relation to Kroum Batchvarov, professor of Maritime Archaeology at UConn?

Thanks again.

 

Thank you!
))) I am his second half!

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Why does Olha's avatar say Guests?

What happened to her?

"Peace is not something you wish for; It's something you make, Something you do, Something you are, And something you give away" by Robert Fulghum

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On 8/15/2024 at 10:16 PM, RussR said:

Why does Olha's avatar say Guests?

What happened to her?

 

On 8/23/2024 at 11:25 AM, Michael Mash said:

 

I was wondering the same thing, about the "Guest" notation.

Anyway, here is a link to her youtube site.  She appears to be quite busy.

Olha Batchvarov - YouTube

 

 

I actually sent her an email a few weeks ago asking the same question. (By the way, she has always been very quick to respond to questions, whether by email or on her YouTube.)  It is her story to tell in detail, if she desires, but let's just say that she decided to leave MSW and concentrate on her YouTube site.  A subscription to her YouTube channel is well worth it! 👍🏆

Gregg

 

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