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How do I shoot a pure black backdrop?

How do I shoot a pure black backdrop?

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How do I shoot a pure black backdrop?

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- Hi there I'm Robbie Carmen. - And I'm Rich Harrington. - And welcome back to another week of Video Gear Weekly, and Rich this week, we're still talking about backdrops, but we're going to talk about the use of a black backdrop or background. - Yeah this is a really powerful technique, it adds a lot of drama, it really puts the focus on your subject and there are so many different ways of doing it. We're going to explore approaches that are really simple just using a black piece of fabric that you put behind, or you could step up to a professional backdrop, or we'll even show you-- believe it or not Rob, you can shoot in a white studio, and here's a crazy idea. If you just leave most of the lights off and only light your subject, the white studio turns black. - That makes sense so there's a lot of different options, we're going to go from sort of the simple to more sophisticated with the black background, with the black backdrop is definitely a powerful way to light and frame your…

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