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I'm trying to create a spotlight effect over my baseplate so it looks like there is a seamless and endless black background all around the baseplate. What lighting setup would I us to get this effect?
Paper tube around a flashlight.
I was thinking that, but will it work at completely making the background, and even part of the baseplate black?
This is what I have (using desk lamps). I'm hoping to get the blue fence and the minifigure, and the ground bellow, properly exposed, but creating a cone of pitch blackness around them.
I think It could be done (probably should use a cardboard paper towel tube instead) and a dim enough flashlight.
Im just guessing, but would a silver foil tube concentrate the spotlight and enhance the contrast? Dunno.
Would a dim light, longer shutter speed, and lower exposure help?
Probably not. But I did this once a long time ago and I just termed of all the lights and used a small flash light just a little above my miny fig. It worked pretty well.
If you have a bendable-kneck desk lamp, point it at the subject, but make sure it is close to it. The farther away it is, the more light will come out of the lamp. Here's an example:
Notice that you cannot see the edge of the baseplate:
Infinite Darkness by rioforce, on Flickr
Here's how I did it:
Infinite Darkness Setup by rioforce, on Flickr
I tilted the lamp towards the camera so what's hitting the minifigure is actually so indirect light, not the direct light on the light bulb. That way, the light will fade out right before it hits the edge of the baseplate. Notice the shadow on the baseplate. That's where the light fades out.
Here's my camera settings:
Aperture: ƒ/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/20
You probably already knew this too, because your pictures seem to show it, but make your your ISO is set to 100 and Active-D lighting is off (That lights up the background and ruins the infinity darkness look)
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