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ItsTony

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960 posts

246 months

Friday 30th November 2012
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Hi,

Can anyone give us an idea on how a lot of clothes website have their items photographed on a fitted mannequin but with the item looking like it is floating on a black background. Is it just photoshop or do they have a special see through mannequin or what?

thanks in advance.

rex

2,067 posts

295 months

Friday 30th November 2012
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Post up an example for us. I have done some ski wear previously for a friend for his website on a white background. It does involve a bit of photoshop for each image. The better the clothes are set up the less post production there is. It is a time consuming process

Simpo Two

92,708 posts

294 months

Friday 30th November 2012
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Without seeing, I'd guess a black mannequin, then carefully lit so you can 'lose' that and the b/g with a little tweaking.

Generally, I find that the more you think at shoot time and the more carefully you light it, the less shopping you need to get the result you want. It's a trap just to press the button and think 'Oh I'll shop it later' - it's not always that easy.

Pixel Pusher

10,404 posts

188 months

Friday 30th November 2012
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We had to do a load of clothing stuff a little while back.

We sourced specific mannequin busts for male and female that were Polystyrene Torso busts on a stand but they were versions without fixed arms. These had an option of posable transparent arms that were just plastic tubes. No hands.

We then cut out the necks with a saw. The end result is a properly hung garment with posed sleeves and no hands.

As said, just drop out the background and you're done. No hands or neck to worry about.

You'll see on the second shot below, the sawn edge of the neck inside the collar. When viewed front on, the mannequin is not evident.