[gogglev]

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Originally Posted by ryan

Very nice!

My background is black poster board from Walmart. I edit the pictures in the GIMP and use the Adjust Color Levels screen to darken or lighten it up, as needed.

gogglev's pics are much better than mine, we should ask how he does it.

I use external flashes that allow you to have a lot more control over the light, which helps a lot. I also edit in Lightroom which is probably like 70% of the work since I screw up the lighting a lot.

Lighting is tricky because of the way it can drop off and be manipulated. One thing I have noticed is if you move the camera farther back, you will generally get deeper blacks naturally before post processing.