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Originally posted by Carrie
Dean, I'm curious about the black (plastic?) partitions.
Are they there to simply provide privacy, a visual border so you don't shoot loooong slanted shots, to soak up light (being black), to reflect light somewhat (being plastic)...
What do they do?
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Hey Carrie - the black plastic was there to subtract light from the sides of the model. If you look at the models arms in the pic that I posted above... you'll notice a *very soft* transition from light to dark at the outsides of the models arms. If I had moved the black panels in closer - this transition would have been more pronounced - looking back I wish I had moved them in just a little closer.
The reason I do this sometimes is that especially on a white background, the "dark edges" of the model looks very nice against a stark white background. Here's another sample of one that I shot and is a little more pronounced. See how the edges of the model really stand out on that white background? I would not have gotten that effect without subtracting light from the edges of the model.
Hope all is well -
Dean*