Mark Wallace
Mark Wallace is a photographer based in the United States. Best known for his web-based video series Digital Photography One on One and Exploring Photography sponsored by Adorama. Millions of people have watched Mark’s videos on YouTube, and the numbers continue to grow. Mark has a strong social media following on Facebook and Twitter, where he spends time interacting with viewers and workshop attendees. In 2014, Mark left the United States to embark on a 2 year worldwide adventure. He visited 28 countries and captured thousands of unique photographs across the globe. In 2016 Mark decided to give up planes, trains, and automobiles and is now exploring the world on his motorcycle.
Mark Wallace explains why white seamless paper is so versatile in the studio, and shows how to create a “gobo” to produce unique, atmospheric backgrounds by modifying how the light hits the paper.
Using unique lighting and making something called a “gobo,” you can create different and exciting backgrounds that look like they were shot on black. In this video, Mark Wallace shows how to paint white seamless paper with light from studio strobes to create one-of-a-kind backgrounds.
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