November 2017
Beginner to intermediate
208 pages
5h 11m
English

My friend, UK-based photographer and retoucher Glyn Dewis, coined a great name for this technique, which lets you turn the background behind your subject—indoors or outside during the day—solid black, making it look like you took the shot in a studio. He calls it “The Instant Black Background,” and it’s really just three easy steps: (1) Turn off your flash. (2) Increase your shutter speed to 1/250 of a second (that’s generally the highest sync speed without having to use High-Speed Sync). Then, (3) dial up your f-stop by a ton—to at least f/22, if not higher (if your lens will allow; some will go to f/32, ...
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