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mithan:
Hi Guys,

Has anybody got any advice as to how best to photograph subjects against a white isolated background.

I have tried, but my backgrounds are white which merge into grey at the edges and/or corners.

I'm using white card as a background, and a softbox and umbrella for lighting.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated,

Thanks.

Dreamframer:
mithan, you have to isolate in program like photoshop to get ideally white background.

madelaide:
mithan,

This has been discussed often here, and at least once recently. Try the search tool:
http://www.microstockgroup.com/index.php?action=search

sc:

--- Quote from: Whitechild on May 03, 2009, 16:45 ---mithan, you have to isolate in program like photoshop to get ideally white background.

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Sorry but I totally disagree - it can be done with lighting alone and once you know how it's not difficult to do.
There are plenty of tutorials and diagrams out there. here's a few.

http://www.zarias.com/?p=71

http://realdealphotography.smugmug.com/gallery/7580095_vtmwU#504967343_9mQFS  -for some diagrams

http://www.modelmayhem.com/po.php?thread_id=96872&page=1

tan510jomast:
the greying is the cause of spill from your background lighting. i would suggest using a gobo . this will also be useful to prevent lens flare which causes degradation to your subtle details.

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