macro shoot: black background

West_ray · 15th December 2003

hi guys, some of the macro shots tat i've seen has a black background. I've shot some of those before, but i forgot the setting to create black background.

i'm not referring to placing a black cardboard or something behind the subjects, rather i'm referring to the camera setting, like speed n aperture.

so how to create those simple black background?

tia

Zerstorer · 15th December 2003

Low ISO, flash, high speed and/or very small aperture.

West_ray · 15th December 2003

Originally Posted by Zerstorer

Low ISO, flash, high speed and/or very small aperture.

flash? u mean dedicated marco ring flash only? "normal" type of flash will bring out the background izzit?

Zerstorer · 15th December 2003

Any flash would work, but you need to control where the light is going. Make sure the background is as far as possible.

lanxx · 16th December 2003

smallest possible aperture. eg F8

15th December 2003	#1
West_ray Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,149	macro shoot: black background hi guys, some of the macro shots tat i've seen has a black background. I've shot some of those before, but i forgot the setting to create black background. i'm not referring to placing a black cardboard or something behind the subjects, rather i'm referring to the camera setting, like speed n aperture. so how to create those simple black background? tia

15th December 2003	#2
Zerstorer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 3,610	Low ISO, flash, high speed and/or very small aperture.

16th December 2003	#5
lanxx Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 897	smallest possible aperture. eg F8