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flower with a black ground setting
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Dec 16, 2023 17:31:09   #
JD750 Loc: SoCal
 
bonjac wrote:
Do you want the background perfectly black or just dark? ...
You can do that by retouching but myself I prefer to get that done in camera. If you shooting a potted or cut plant, then you ca do something simple like this to get a black background.


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Dec 16, 2023 18:10:48   #
John Maher Loc: Northern Virginia
 
Carl1024 wrote:
shooting with a Canon 80D & 90 macro lens, what setting?


Is This What You Are Looking For?

Flower Photography with Black Background Using On Camera Flash
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvgvIvy_zNQ&t=100s

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Dec 16, 2023 19:53:58   #
Blenheim Orange Loc: Michigan
 
Light the subject and not the background. Adjusting the intensity and location of the light on the subject will allow you to accomplish that. I use flash and continuous LED panels. Even without auxiliary light you can block/and or diffuse natural light to good effect.


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Dec 17, 2023 03:05:20   #
SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA
 
u4ea wrote:
Carl,

Don't be discouraged by the snarky clown comments. Wade through the posts and you should find some with good information.

Have a great day!

u4ea


Clown questions get snarky clown answers.

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Dec 17, 2023 03:46:18   #
dustie Loc: Nose to the grindstone
 
SuperflyTNT wrote:
Clown questions get snarky clown answers.


Snarky clowns on here shouldn't be looking for other work too awful soon.

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Dec 17, 2023 05:55:05   #
jcboy3
 
Carl1024 wrote:
shooting with a Canon 80D & 90 macro lens, what setting?


Set it on a tripod.

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Dec 19, 2023 11:48:51   #
topcat Loc: Alameda, CA
 
Use a flash with a high SS. Use the highest that is allowed by your camera. Off camera flash works best.
put the flower in light and the background in shadow, that is what you are looking for. That is why a flash works great for this. You can also do it in sunlight. Just use the fast SS tgo darken the background and expose for the flower

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