I totally spaced off the poll for this month's assignment, so I thought this time I'd expand a topic that caught fire last week. The topic was "Cool Isolation Technique" in the "How Did You Do That?" forum.
http://www.talkmicro.com/how-did-you...technique.html
I thought it would be fun to expand upon that thread and experiment using different types of materials or techniques as backgrounds. So often I find myself wondering how a photographer achieved a mirrored or glossy shadow effect, or if the granite countertop is actually in their kitchen or a piece they purchased just for photography effects. I have an assortment of floor tiles, scrapbook papers, placemats, fabric, and even translucent wrapping paper that I use for all sorts of things. I also use grass, the sky and other scenery when outside the studio.
So let's get to it and experiment with backgrounds in May!