I have had an idea for awhile to do a 'dark' photo shoot. A girl shooting up. I finally got to finding a model and taking the photos. I would like to see if anyone is interested in putting the background behind it. I thought the abandoned building or bedroom look, would look spectacular with the photo but maybe you have a better idea. I have full rights and have them all available in raw. PLEASE NOTE SEVERAL OF THE PHOTOS ARE 18+. Hopefully I am posting in the right forum and not overstepping my bounds but I have no idea how to put the background in. Here is the link to the photos-
WHY?
Not sure what your question is but thought the photo would be unique and creating something different and collaborating with others would be fun and get 'us' a photo worth talking about. So WHY NOT?
I have some stock backgrounds that I've shot over the past few years, and one of them would be perfect for your idea. The problem is, the perspective on most of your shots is too high to allow much background other than a floor or furniture from a high perspective.
A very important thing to consider when merging a background is to keep the perspective of the subject photo at a slightly low angle to allow more of the background to be shown when the merge is done. Do you have any more shots taken from a lower angle?
You might be better off to find a dingy, bare, austere, unfurnished (abandoned building?) room in a vacant building in LA and shoot your own background. That way you could actually shoot from the same distance and angle that the original was made.
Having seen more of this sort of scenario than I ever wanted to see, I can tell you that being "dressed to the nines," as this lovely model is, is certainly not typical of what you might find in a dingy flat.
Light and Lens Studio wrote: You might be better off to find a dingy, bare, austere, unfurnished (abandoned building?) room in a vacant building in LA and shoot your own background. That way you could actually shoot from the same distance and angle that the original was made.
Having seen more of this sort of scenario than I ever wanted to see, I can tell you that being "dressed to the nines," as this lovely model is, is certainly not typical of what you might find in a dingy flat.
Just my 2¢
This may be the best idea. The background I referred to was shot on the fourth floor of an abandoned building. The windows are dirty and cracked, and show a cityscape in late afternoon.
Light and Lens Studio wrote: You might be better off to find a dingy, bare, austere, unfurnished (abandoned building?) room in a vacant building in LA and shoot your own background. That way you could actually shoot from the same distance and angle that the original was made.
Having seen more of this sort of scenario than I ever wanted to see, I can tell you that being "dressed to the nines," as this lovely model is, is certainly not typical of what you might find in a dingy flat.
Just my 2¢
What? You mean junkies don't get dressed up in their prom dress, carefully place a pack of cigarettes, place their heel on the mirror of blow, and carefully pose the pills so they are spilling just perfectly? Was there no bottle of Jack Daniels lying around?
I think an excellent background would be railroad tracks.
Wicked LA Pix wrote: WHY?
Not sure what your question is but thought the photo would be unique and creating something different and collaborating with others would be fun and get 'us' a photo worth talking about. So WHY NOT?
The "why not?" would be better addressed in the Serious Critique forum.
ForeverFotos wrote: I have some stock backgrounds that I've shot over the past few years, and one of them would be perfect for your idea. The problem is, the perspective on most of your shots is too high to allow much background other than a floor or furniture from a high perspective.
A very important thing to consider when merging a background is to keep the perspective of the subject photo at a slightly low angle to allow more of the background to be shown when the merge is done. Do you have any more shots taken from a lower angle?
I didn't think about the perspective. I had an idea in my head but haven't worked with the artistic side before. I added a couple photos to the portfolio but the perspective really isn't much different.
Thanks for all you help
Thanks everyone for all the replies and idea. I was trying to create something a little different (trashing the wedding dress) from my normal photos. If you think a different background works better I would love to see what you come up with. I realize it is allot of work so if it doesn't work for you I understand. I will try and make sure on my next project I work on a better perspective and angles on the photos.
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My version:
I've intended to create a scene including a love-lorn person.
It's too complicated so that I have left the scene as you see here.
I love the look of the model there.
Thanks E & Kevsween ,
Looks great. Thanks for all your effort. I'm just learning what you guys can do and what I need to do get the right perspective for the photo to work.
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