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need to cover part of the background surface with black cards to get rid of
o-color reected ll.
Adding Depth to the Background
In Figure 5.11, we show how we used a curved paper background, oen
called a sweep. Hung in this manner, the background covers the table on
which the subject sits and also conceals whatever might be behind the table.
e camera sees no horizon, nor is the gentle curve of the paper visible
as long as we do not let the shadow of the subject fall on that part of the
background. e brain thinks the entire surface is horizontal and extends a
possibly innite distance behind the subject.
So far, we have used simple, single-tone backgrounds for the sake of
simplicity in our examples. N ...