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I have a collection of butterflies from around the world that I would like to photograph without any shadows against a white background. I can make a nice sharp image with a black background (I use a polarizer sheet on a light table and a cross-polarlized filter on the camera, plus 2 side flashes on the butterfly front). That works like a charm, but I have have no real luck with white backgrounds.
I have tried a coat hanger with a glob of blue-tack on both ends (one end to stick into a white holder and the other to the back of the butterfly). Besides the stress on the (dead) butterfly, it gives a greyish background. Tried putting a separate flash on the background to blow it out, but then I get a shadow of the coat hanger.
Lots of other variations (light tent, etc), but none have been satisfactory.
Any suggestions?
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– Burt Johnson
MindStorm, Inc.
http://www.mindstorm-inc.com/software.html
I have tried a coat hanger with a glob of blue-tack on both ends (one end to stick into a white holder and the other to the back of the butterfly). Besides the stress on the (dead) butterfly, it gives a greyish background. Tried putting a separate flash on the background to blow it out, but then I get a shadow of the coat hanger.
Lots of other variations (light tent, etc), but none have been satisfactory.
Any suggestions?
—
– Burt Johnson
MindStorm, Inc.
http://www.mindstorm-inc.com/software.html
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