Before that, I sometimes used the kids´table tennis board (dark green), which ended up dead black in B/W shots. A PITA to avoid getting the white lines in the picture though.
In any case, I think the simplest way to get a real black background is to use selective lighting; wrinkles, seams, spots &c will just "drown" in unexposed black.
Ironically, nowadays I much prefer "natural" settings, where you can see some of the subject´s environment. And Photoshop is a godsend to get rid of those light switches, picture hooks, and squashed flies (:-)) that always turn up in the background.
Per
måndagen den 20 januari 2003 kl 19.09 skrev Lee John:
I am looking for tips/suggestions for inexepensive black or high-key white backgrounds to use in an "home studio" (seamless preferred). I have made some preliminary investigations and note that you can buy Muslin backgounds for about $50 to $75. There must be other solutions. I am looking for something simple, for portraits. If you have done this before, your suggestions would be most welcomed.
--Thanks in advance.
John.
