Walter Pall
Masterpiece
Well, see here. It is simple and cheap.
How doe these photographs happen?
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hinmo24t
Masterpiece
boogey board wrapped in foil?
Walter Pall
Masterpiece
Don't you see? A flat piece of styrooam and some aluminum foil attached to it. Costs two US$.
Mikecheck123
Omono
Wow, I feel dumb. This whole time I thought you were somehow using some sort of sophisticated Photoshopping to get the jet black background!
But no. Aluminum foil.
But no. Aluminum foil.
I think the alumin foil is used to direct light on the shot. The black screen on the wall is for background. Thats alright...since he has superhuman bonsai powers I thought he was carrying a slab of cement.Wow, I feel dumb. This whole time I thought you were somehow using some sort of sophisticated Photoshopping to get the jet black background!
But no. Aluminum foil.
Mikecheck123
Omono
I do get that part. But I always wondered how the tree lighting looks natural while the background is completely black. You need foil for that, I think.
vp999
Masterpiece
Looks like Moses holding the 10th commandments tablet. 
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
High-tech German Contraptionalization!
That pot is Great!
Sorce
That pot is Great!
Sorce
leatherback
The Treedeemer
I love the way you have solved this @Walter Pall . I have been thinking about a side-reflector for a long time and never really came up with something that works. Might just copy this idea.
Here a pine branch with only a black board, in the shade, behind it.
In this case, the tree was overexposed originally. 20 seconds of post-processing (Adjusting the exposure) gives this before and after:
Not really.. You need to make sure the background is several levels darker than the tree. By setting the exposure right for the tree, the background gets so underexposed that it becomes black. A little post-processing helps. By using the reflector you ensure that also the darkest part of the tree gets more light than the background.
Here a pine branch with only a black board, in the shade, behind it.
In this case, the tree was overexposed originally. 20 seconds of post-processing (Adjusting the exposure) gives this before and after:
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