The Trick With Speed Lights?
To create a studio quality invisible black backdrop it is best to use a speed light. It is also good to use a modifier with your speed light so that you can add light where you want it. Below I have some examples of what kinds of images a snoot and speed light can produce.
For this image I use two speed lights (one on each side of her) as she flipped her hair. I did a minimum amount of editing because I really liked how it came out of the camera, but I did increase the vibrance a little and used the spot healing brush. My ISO was at 100, and I had a really small aperture. My reasoning behind my settings were so that I could create that black backdrop.
For this image I tied some fishing wire to the camera and then had my assistant hold it so that it looks like the camera is floating. I had to photoshop the fishing wire out of the image, which I did using the spot healing brush. My ISO was at 100, and I had a really small aperture. My reasoning behind my settings were so that I could create that black backdrop.
For this image I also tied fishing wire around the subject. I thought it again created a cool floating affect. I again had to use the spot healing brush to remove the fishing wire. My ISO was at 100, and I had a really small aperture. My reasoning behind my settings were so that I could create that black backdrop.
