Tag Archives: Background

How to Create a Blurry Background

You can create a blurry background in your portrait photography with a very simple process. When you are photographing people, a soft focus background can help rid your photo of any potential distractions. This effect is called a shallow depth … Continue reading

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How to Choose the Perfect Photography Background

The post How to Choose the Perfect Photography Background appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Kevin Landwer-Johan. Choosing the perfect photography background is as important as choosing your subject. A background is usually best if it … Continue reading

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How to Change a Background in Photoshop for Still Life or Food Photography

The post How to Change a Background in Photoshop for Still Life or Food Photography appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Ana Mireles. Food photography is all about communicating an ambiance or mood. Plating, styling, and … Continue reading

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Seven Steps for Post-Processing a Pure White Background

The post Seven Steps for Post-Processing a Pure White Background appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Kevin Landwer-Johan. Photographs with clean, white backgrounds are extremely popular with Stock agencies Amazon Graphic Designers Magazines and websites The … Continue reading

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Wedding Photography: How to Maintain Ambient Background Light by Bouncing Your Flash

Ending soon: only 1 day left for The Flash Photography Guide at 52% Off Weddings, by their nature, have beautiful background scenery. This scenery is carefully planned and set up hours before the big day. For these reasons, you want … Continue reading

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Seven Great Ways to Control the Photography Background

Much thought goes into photographing an interesting, compelling main subject. In concentrating too much on the main subject though, it’s possible to neglect an equally important part of the photo – the photography background. The background needs to be controlled … Continue reading

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8 Beginner Tips for Images with a Better Background

Are you taking too many photos where the background is distracting from your main subject? It’s a common mistake for beginner photographers to pay attention only to their main subject and not what’s in the background. You also need to … Continue reading

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How to Control Your Background Tones by Manipulating Light Fall-Off

In this article, I’ll show you how to control your background by manipulating light fall-off. When using studio lighting, one of the most frustrating things to deal with can be backgrounds. Sure, if you have space, time and the money, … Continue reading

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Weekly Photography Challenge – Black Background

This week I have something a little different for you for the challenge – shooting on a black or dark background. Photo by Daniele Levis Pelusi on Unsplash Weekly Photography Challenge – Black Background The idea here is to create something dramatic. Make … Continue reading

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How to Create a Minimal Desktop Background Using Photoshop

Ever seen those flowy, innocuous desktop backgrounds that to show up on default computer screens? That’s the exact image I thought of when I messing around with Photoshop for this tutorial. Though they aren’t exact, these simple gradients and shapes come … Continue reading

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How to Blur the Background of a Portrait Using the Magnetic Lasso Tool in Photoshop

Have you ever taken a portrait and wished that the background were just a little bit more blurry? You can address background blur in-camera by changing either your aperture or the distance of your subject from the background. However, there’s … Continue reading

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How to Use the Background to Create More Storytelling Images

Sometimes you’re so focused on capturing the moment that you forget to pay attention to what’s in the background of your photo. When you look at your photos later, you realize that there are all sorts of distractions in the … Continue reading

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