Greetings from Down Under Black Backgrounds are the result of a roll of black Velvet fixed to a hollow core & suspended on a rod between two light stands . The velvet absorbs nearly all the light falling on it ,Just don't flatten the pile . Kind regards Ron Moodycliffe in Australia Kelly Irvin wrote: > Might I inquire from the photographers in the group your most favored > method for producing the black background effect for bloom images, > including lighting? >