What's the best photograph for a no background image?

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mr19th

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I am about to photograph some products and would like to make a set up where I can photograph each of the products in the same setting/lighting. Then, when I go to open/edit them in PhotoshopCS4, I can take out the background and have just the image. Then, I can place that image ontop of any background I want. There is one bad thing. Some of these have a clear top where you can see thru them. Does or will that make a difference?


I want to set it up like they do for the weather on television, have a blue background and erase all of the blue showing. Then the only thing showing in the end is the digital background that was added in by computer and the weatherman(unless he's wearing a blue tie, in which case you can see the info through him). But my question still stands, what is the best setting for this and/or background color, how should the photographs be taken and then opened and edited(removing the background) using PhotoshopCS4?


We have a lighting set up, a 30" x 30" x 30" light tent setup, 3 lights with Pro Light Reflectors(one on the left, one on the right and one on top), 1 white and 1 black background and a box to place the images on. I'm using a Nikon D100.

Any help will be appreciated.


Sean
 
Sounds like you already have it figured except for the clear items, reflective items (you say strobes?) and you're asking for settings without even a hint of what you are photographing.

Let me give you a hint...

WE DON'T KNOW... and I think I can speak for most of us when I say that because, without knowing where your lights are setup, how far your subject to shutter distance is, your lighting output and lighting to subject distance and a whole slew of 'incidentals' you are asking us to guess at best at what you are doing.

You have a Nikon D100,... so do I - it doesn't matter. The camera is going to do what the nice cameraman asks and, without knowing what you're setup is... dimensionally... only a fool would make an assumption at the proper settings you need.

Now watch... a fool will try.
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