When I first got my camera a year ago, I brought a rose indoors, put it in a vase and used a black bookshelf as a background. I deleted a ton of photos before I got this one which is just slightly adjusted for exposure. The black bookshelf is near a sliding glass door that's on the left side of the photo. You can see the holes on the right for shelf adjustment which I cropped out of the final. I had to figure out the right time of day to take the photo so the lighting wouldn't be so bad.
I used the bookshelf because I don't know Photoshop or how to achieve a black background that mimics taking a portrait in a studio. I personally don't like the studio portrait look and prefer a naturalistic background where the flower is seen in its normal habitat. However, I'd like to be able to take a portrait photo with a black background. My rose society put together a prop using a black cloth on a cardboard stand that's used for taking photos of the winning exhibition roses each year.
What are your suggestions?
Thank you,
Ann
