How To Control Background Shadows: Exploring Photography with Mark Wallace

[@minkymott]

No one has ever explained it like this to me. It helps a great deal. Thank you.

[@chessoptics]

I really like when you say let’s find out so instructive

[@aznracer2003]

Skip to 7:10 if you want to know how to eliminate shadows in the background.

[@216kingDavid1]

John Smith You and the inverse square law are the real MVPs

[@africanhairdressing6391]

Thanks

[@dukoproduction9159]

Or you can support the work and watch whole video to the end :)

[@lawlietway]

But I do want the whole Abaddon l explanation on what is not right because is 5:33am

[@vernettenicholas5274]

I want it to go of my tablet

[@commane21]

Schroedinger Finger Snap! You started the snap with your left hand, and your right hand finished it. Amazing!!

[@winni223]

watch us in stereo :)

[@reestabor3657]

That number system was a very clear method of explaining what is happening! Good video

[@williampalmer3018]

Mark- this was excellent! Should be a must for everyone new to strobe lighting or studio lighting. Great job! Keep it up.

[@usewisdom]

EXCELLENT! Thank you. I experienced this very thing a few days ago. I threw more light at it, and got the same result, more shadows. I got it now!👍🏾👊🏾✌🏾😎

[@BeHealthyEnough]

I am a retired engineer now doing exercise videos online! THANK YOU So much I totally understood you. Loved the math!

[@kinaquintana]

This is the best explanation about shadows ever! Thank you🤩

[@PreeminentbrandsNet]

Mark is such a good teacher

[@Gittimol]

Thank you for this video. While the shadow is eliminated in the background, the background is becoming grey and not white anymore. How do you the background white and without shadow?

[@jennygw1883]

Good to ser you back, Mark! Trust you're keeping well :)

[@jethercalope6378]

Wonderful. You save me from a lot of trouble thinking how to do it.

[@madisonpweaver]

How would you eliminate shadows on white if you absolutely have to shoot with the model close to the seamless due to the space you're in?

[@andywilk38]

Start from the beginning if you want to UNDERSTAND how to eliminate shadows in the background. If you know it all, then don't watch the video at all. If you want to refresh your memory, then jump to 8:10 Otherwise, a good, succinct learning process.

[@ajsevents6527]

Excellent demonstration! I'm doing full-length on location for example communion portraits. With the child approx 3' from the background, two strobes with umbells's angled high for the child and 2 strobes filling the background, I get great exposure but still some shadows under the feet. I guess I need an overhead strobe as well. Am I over-complicating???

[@trdougherty]

Thanks very much. Straightforward explanation.

[@earthrokk01]

Mark Wallace is back!!!

[@CattermanAdventures]

Excellent EXCELLENT video. Thanks for posting this!

[@Der_Marc]

One of the best explanation so far.

[@johnposey5909]

outstanding video. I found this to be the best video on eliminating shadows

[@sgt13echo]

One of the best lighting tutorials I've seen on KZbin to date! Thank You!

[@rahmakareem4888]

Subscribed ✅ Turn the notifications on ✅ Thank u so much for this man 💛💛

[@iamdcraze]

Great video! I'll try that method tomorrow.

[@stevensmith7791]

This is exactly the video I was looking for! Thank you!

[@kbusingdroid9756]

Brilliant video and nicely explained👍

[@manoharmgr8235]

வீடியோ மிகவும் பயனுள்ளதாக இருந்தது மிக்க நன்றி Very useful This video , big thank you (R.MANOHAR ,Chennai.India)

[@maramh5137]

Genius explanation!! I finally get 'light'!

[@jomaari]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@bobwearn982]

Great help . Good simple explanation to follow.

[@emibla8571]

Good job Mark. Very simple and educative video about shadows.

[@paulsgardner3767]

Really good to show this basic concept with the explanation ..... thanks Mark.

[@TheJoejoez]

Thanks, assuming this would work with 2 flashes as well? One with softbox, and one with an umbrella? I usually shoot on black meslin or a patterned, so making sure I get it on white when I have a shoot in a few weeks.

[@surfingnoid]

Absolutely brilliant, very thorough, and simple explanation.

[@dominiqueabautret4967]

This is good to know how to eliminate a shodow on the background but honestly a shadow is not always a mess, sometimes it is also nice !!!

[@TamizhanInAmerica]

Wow this is an excellent tutorial 🤩🤩

[@Zainphotography]

Model is so pretty!!

[@speterlewis]

A lighter shade of white. Mad color skills right there. But seriously, this was just so helpful! Thanks!

[@trondhelgehie6771]

Beautiful model! and great video 👍

[@rockitman7126]

Excellent information!

[@creativefitness5924]

Most helpful and practical

[@KiwiDeveloper]

Nadia, wow very gorgeous. Loved the video, well done Mark.

[@travelwithdia3322]

Is it better to use one led light which is really bright and compact like the yuong300 or one with large surface area that takes more space

[@jSymone181]

Thank you!!!!! This was great

[@Omolara613]

I really need this at this point, my videos has been bad even with one led light

[@richiestills]

Great video and tips but how do you eliminate shadows and still keep the background white?

[@mortgagefinancing5558]

I need one soft box with a boom stand that will reach at least 79 inches can you recommend ?

[@WuFei0707]

And how about when you're in a more tight room where you can't ask your model to move farther from the background?

[@thefreshstartinitiative9435]

That is the tricky one for sure!

[@adeelmeer7]

Inalso have the same issue😂

[@BS_Patrol]

Buy two 100 watt 5600k continuous lights and have them set on the backdrop. Expose for your model with the key light and then turn on the two lights behind them and adjust accordingly.

[@helenabutkovic667]

nice explanation, thanks!

[@eternityfilm3717]

Does anyone have tips for lighting in a small office space where the subject can't really move away from the background much?

[@GB-AK]

Could you put a light behind the model to light up the background ? I wonder how that would work.

[@reelhawksstudio]

Outstanding!

[@rajabali8961]

Excellent sir can you suggest one light set up for wedding at night.

[@ItsWesSmithYo]

Less is more...I dont have a lot of cool lights but FYI same technique worked wonders with my little ghetto adjustable LEDs...5X improvement vs. what I started with. thanks boss.

[@Leonx584]

Hey Mark! Why we simply can't place off camera flash behind the subject to illuminate the background? 😁 Thanks 🤔

[@jakerease4512]

Hi What will happen if I use a 60cm softbox instead of the umbrella

[@valentinmelnik7590]

I have a question. What arr the minimal size of a room for making portraits? I want to learn photography and make small photostudio in our apartment.. Thanks for the response!)

[@cristycrossphoto]

Very helpful. Thank you.

[@josearevalo6998]

Hello. Thanks for yours videos. I rwally enjoy...can you please tell me. What flash tripot. Is you use? Thanks

[@stevenmeansphotography3861]

i had my model out 4 feet when i shot portrait no shadow but when i shot full body got shadow to the left and i had the same light set up what am i doing wrong

[@mdturnerinoz]

Mark: it's great to see you back teaching again!!!! Hoping to see more! :0)

[@zayaplaya1]

So the solution is get a bigger soft box and backdrop. Got it 👌🏽

[@kurtbimler2409]

Not as much as the solution was to move further away from the background.

[@Elegant_John]

Thanks. Very useful video: I loved the animation. honestly I think the best solution is taking the model to dinner with me avoiding you any shadow on the background.

[@subirthapa8542]

Nicely explained

[@showcasehardwoodfloors1473]

Curious how would a softgrid have helped this issue? My apologies but I’m new to studio photography so I’m looking for a nice kit to get started. Perhaps a 3’ octagon soft box, ad200 (I already have some remote triggers) & grid????

[@sergiomiranda8857]

great video !

[@rob7977]

very helpful !! thanks so much!!

[@robertfutrell3973]

Great animations, Mark!

[@philipjacob5878]

good demo Mark. you are great. and thanks to the model too.

[@alkhorboi9249]

Bliss.. Awesome tips, my first shoot with seamless was a mess, did exactly what I'm not supposed to do. Took me ages to select around the models and turn the background to white

[@fash2314]

I am in love with her right after seeing thumbnail.

[@sabymondal]

Nice - thanks!

[@argentum_on_glass]

i like to see you using the leica ... did you use a 50mm lens?

[@SaratChandranKV]

what if we have not much space between subject and background sir?

[@jgvbadv]

add a fill light pointing to the background

[@kridkelso245]

The end result was a grey background, not white. Am I missing something?

[@mattdavidphotography]

Yes, the video is about controlling shadows not getting a white background.

[@ChrisSheridan295]

I've used a strobe on the floor triggered to illuminate the background, maybe another light behind as a rim light facing the back of the subject to give more background separation

[@houstonphoto6659]

@@ChrisSheridan295 So how would he get a white backdrop with this setup?

[@MikeJamesMedia]

Thanks, Mark and Nadia. Pretty shots!

[@dianemelisaris3922]

Great help...thanks for the low cost easy solutions

[@ChrisKonieczny]

Very nice tutorial. The animation was a huge help. Thank you!

[@tamito9298]

Such beautiful model

[@winni223]

Thank you, for the tips, Mark! If I'm not mistaken you once used a huge modifier right behind the photographer, that really fixed the background problem. :-) And yet, if we've got, say, 3 lights, we could've easily got evenly lit background with 2 of them, couldn't we? In that setup, I was taught, we first level out the background then add the main light, then fill the shadows and so on. Correct me if I'm wrong :)

[@jcinewilliams8819]

Great tutorial.

[@MrPabloguida]

Wow Nadia, congratulations! Very beautiful model!

[@gbuzel]

Studio portraits on a Leica M series...Very nice

[@photonsonpixels]

Great tutorial Mark. Thank you. Jorge.

[@studiovidshot2410]

it work if the seconde light is focused at the shadow directly

[@travelwithdia3322]

learnt a lot .. very good video xxx

[@FilmCameraObsession]

Excellent!

[@Digmen1]

Mark this is always my problem shadows and with two lights - two shadows. But you could have shown us what you were going to achiveat the start ,arther than at the end. Your slow step by step tests were good , but a bit tedious to watch. We all only have a limited time to spend on videos. How far from the backdrop is Nadia at the best shots? This just shows that we all need large studios!

[@O.W_Films]

Thank you!

[@udaypamphilos]

Sir, thanks for the detailed explanation and sample shots. I am looking for some help - I am a beginner photographer from India and I was asked by a fashion startup company to shoot their apparel with models/mannequins in the studio. Our budget is very limited and I am looking at Godox AD300 Pro with a 120 CM Octabox as my key light. I already have a Godox TT685 and a small softbox which I can use as a rim/hair light or as a secondary source to light up the background. Could you please suggest if I can light up head to toe shots with the AD300Pro and 120 CM Octobox? Please suggest.

[@lazaruschisale2129]

What application do you use to do the animation

[@vvisuals__]

Great tips thank you

[@DadRockAndGuitars]

Great explanation Mark! This is one thing that I struggle with being in a small space and trying to shoot families. I've come up with some creative solutions and compromises, but always feel a bit restricted. I can get great photos, but can't always do what I want.

[@davekirwin]

Thanks Mark and Nadia, very helpful for a studio amateur like myself!

[@one4allall4one91]

Use to use kicker lights to light up the background. And softbox to light the model.

[@stalkev]

Mark this was fantastic. I really appreciate the detail provided...….

[@mariolopez.photographer]

Great video Mark! The whole beginning I was thinking that a large softbox would eliminate the shadow issue😜 I see the links but I am not seeing the link for Mark's sweater? haha loving the sweater!!

[@Ronin760]

Nice explanation. The animation helped. Thanks!

[@speterlewis]

Extraordinarily helpful!

[@WSCOMPUTER]

Gorgeous Nadia and fantastic video, as always :)