Help me get it right

[Aruffell]

Bought some polyurethane to use as a backdrop and am just tinkering about with the position of my lights and exposure.

I'm actually using a high definition webcam from Logitech (Quickcam Pro 9000) to shoot the video and will either be using it to take pictures or using a proper digital camera once i see the quality.

As i'm doing video as well as still i want to get the backdrop perfect, with pictures i can touch them up in photoshop but would rather get things right in the shooting stage. With video, i don't really want to have to key out the background hence taking more time.

Here is a picture of my setup:

Here is a test picture that i took with my webcam with white balancing on auto and just me playing about with the gain:

Could anyone advise to move my lights slightly or play with the settings a bit more?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Andy

 

[aztechnology]

I'm not really sure what your asking here?

 

[Aruffell]

Clear white background.

Andy

 

[D.P.]

You will need some white matte card board that bends to the back of the scene making it seamless. That textile has too much of a texture.

Next you need to have a diffuser for your lights. a light grade paper works, be careful of heat. You can find nice plastic diffusers in some hardware shops.

You will also want at least two lights opposed to each other.

 

[Aruffell]

Tinkered about a bit and came up with this:

http://www.aruffell.co.uk/backdrop.wmv

Opinions?

Andy