taking pictures on black background without glare?

[rose vessel]

How do I take this picture without that flare on the black background while keeping it properly lit. This is taken in a cheap plastic light box and I've also tried with just a black paper sweep but can't take properly lit pictures on black without that glare ruining the effect.

[broken ermine]

You want to put the subject farther away from the sheet if you can. Also you can re-orient the sheet so it's all facing downward and doesn't catch the light. Gotta find the pic of the Erik Swinson setup as an example.

[restive mountain]

There is a process in Snapseed that you can create the infinite black background

Try this https://youtu.be/bfpMak2be_I

It’s kind of a process, but works

[jovial marsh]

@pliant turtle has a clever technique that involves putting an iPad at a 45 degree angle in the background so that light pointed at it gets reflected away and not back at the camera.

I don’t think an iPad is a strict requirement 🙂 but generally a flat glossy/reflective black background at a 45 degree angle.

[sweet fox]

i think you can also play with exposure and other camera settings

[deft mason]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CdW6jaTuUeq/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

erik_swinson

I get a lot of questions about how I take photos on a pure black background while still having a clearly defined silhouette on the miniature. I thought I’d show my relatively cheap set up (the lights and the camera aren’t cheap).

I use black foam board to create a cave behind the figure. I also angle down the background to reduce any reflection...

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