Problem with white seamless shot

[beichh4046]

I didn't know if this was the right section to place this under but no matter what the subject I am sure others shooting glamour have this same problem so maybe a few of you can help us all.

I set the backlights about 3 1/2 feet from the backdrop. I think they were equal distance apart on the side from the subject. I metered the back of the head, waist, and shoes towards the backdrop and it metered 8.0 or very close to it. I also put up black craftboard to block any light spilling to the side.

For the backlights I used two stripboxes.

I then set the main and metered from the front of the head, waist, and shoes and they all metered 8.0 or close to it. The subject was about 7 feet in front of the backdrop.

So, I set my shot for ISO 100, Shutter 200, and F8. The only adjustment I have done was to warm the picture a little in Lightroom.

My question is: What did I do wrong in the setup? The picture appears to have light spilling onto the subject. Is the problem in the light spilling over likely due to inadequate job of blocking the light or did I place the backlights wrong or maybe at a bad angle?

The picture on the right had the same settings but I did not flag anything on it.

[rooftopsuicideclub]

i think this belongs in people. no offense.

[beichh4046]

After looking thru the people section I agree. Now, how do I switch this post over?

[ueb0258]

I really dont see any light spill on the subject. There seems to be pretty good seperation from the BG in the shots. What it seems like is there is a little light flare or something back to the lens causing the subject to wash out a little. Little dodging on these and a 50% grey mask over the subject to lightly burn the exposure down I think would be all they would need to fix them up. Heres my quick 30 sec fix on one.

[Mac Photo's]

Are you using a flat background? Or a material that could reflect the light?
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[beichh4046]

No, it wasn't a flat background. I am able to put it on a rod and extend it down and out. I would assume it does reflect light because its sort of like a vinyl type material. Under her feet is the white tile board I picked up from Home Depot.

[Mac Photo's]

As bad as it sounds, you materials might be a primary concern at this point. Using the hard rubber floor tiles for work shops reflects little light and might be a reasonable $$ option to try on the floor. I did notice the reflection from her feet. For a background I have used a cotton/wool cloth that helped me when I had similar issue. It is actually a material used in a quilting process for laying out the patterns. But it is 1 piece and it is seemless since it is stretched out on a frame. It is rather thin so you would use it in addition to any current background.

[beichh4046]

You were right. I was able to improve the images greatly just by doing this. Quick and easy. I appreciate it.

[Cuervo79]

don't despair on the materials just yet. I had the same problem with a session last week specially when the model was wearing a white dress, I still had the problem when the model changed her clothes. So today I did the same thing BUT I changed the angle of my strobes instead of being almost 90 degrees now I angled them looking down instead of completely flat and the problem went away. Try on the next session to angle the strobe down so the light that bounces doesn't go to the camera I think that the loss of contrast you have on the clothes of your subject will get better.