Eliminating Shadows (Techniques Please)
 

How do you eliminate shadows in indoor photo shoots?

:2 cents: appreciated

Ummmm backlight?

Light the area behind the model.

YARGH! Post an example, and I'll be tellin' you the way. Without seein' your picky pics, I'd say clone brush, or copy non shadowed area, paste over shadowed area, and erase (soft brush) hard edges.

There be no one way to be doin' it, but these two should get you started.

EDIT: Sorry I thought you meant from Photos :)


AHOY me choppy chops!

You need to use a "strobe" light, not a "flash on camera."

I can explain it to you on icq if you like.

Basic white diffusion material over your lights... I use alot of lights... and diffuse them all for a nice soft look...

Three point lighting with diffussion material is good enough. One light in the front, one off to the side, and one in the back. :thumbsup

Directional light is what causes shadows. Imagine if you shone a spotlight on your model, you're going to see a shadow on the wall behind her. Now, if you soften that light, the shadow will get softer too.

To eliminate that shadow you are going to have to light the shadow, or hide the shadow.

You could light the model from directly in front of her at an angle that throws the shadow directly behind her. As long as your camera is looking directly at the model, the shadow will be gone. However, this isn't nearly as desireable as using lighting from an angle because this will also eliminate most shadows that define the contours of a person's body.

You could light her from the left of your camera, and use another light on the background to eliminate the shadow. However, you're going to have to be a little knowledgeable about lighting ratios here because then you can decide whether you want the background to be brighter or darker than your model.

Using extremely diffuse lighting (soft light) will make the shadow very soft, and not so distracting in your photo.

Hire a professional :winkwink:

shoot in a long hallway

Same as I prefer as a photographer and a surfer.

just a quick 'fuck you!' to dean for being an ass to someone trying to learn...

diffusions (http://www.leefilters.com/LP1.asp?PageID=44)
or good ambient lighting (softboxes)

Assume the model is posing against a solid background on a platform, using three point lighting where would the "back light" be placed/focused on?

It was a joke asswipe! (notice the wink).

So FUCK YOU TOO!

2 strobes, 2 umbrellas

well yer gonna need light to cancel the shadow, or not create the shadow in the first place. shooting with on camera flash is always gonna throw a shadow from the direction of the flash. many ways to accomplish what you've asked however it's not cheap. the easyist way would be 'butterfly' lighting, that's 2 strobes at 45 deg form the lens in front of the model.