I really like the all white environment photos.  Zack Arias does some amazing things with this look and I’m trying to learn it.  I’m limited by low ceilings and a few other things but I’m getting closer and closer.  This is a tuning process as best I can tell.  Last time I tried this I was a little unhappy with the results they weren’t bad for a first try but there were over exposures due to spill.  These aren’t perfect either but I think it’s getting better.   The big change is the introduction of white floor boards so I can get those sweet reflections and the whole white floor lack of reference point thing working.  The second big change was moving the WL10ks to behind the white sheet.  This reduced the spill a lot.  I used Photoshop to expand the canvas to allow me to move to the side and expand the feeling of being out in the vast nothingness – or at least that was the feeling I was going for.   I also had to us PS to cleanup a few wrinkles in the backdrop that showed but it was cake to do.   Overall there’s not much PS in these shots.

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The setup for this takes a couple of shots…

Front:

The white boards (2 – 4×8) are from Lowes and I think are supposed to be used for mounting tile on bathroom walls or something.  They are shining and create the great reflections that I like in these kind of pictures.

UPDATE:

For the floor I used two of these from Lowes:

FashionWall 1/8 In. thick, 4 Ft. x 8 Ft. white finish panel board.  Item #16605

You can find them in the back of the store with the paneling.

Behind the backdrop:

Bouncing off the sheet helps to even out the light on the white sheet being used for a backdrop.  Note that one light is aimed a little up and one is aimed down a little  to keep the spread even.

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