During my recent studio lighting course we were having a discussion about the merits of getting the exposure correct for the backgrounds. I have attached a few images to show the benefits that can be gained with very little Photoshopping involved

I was able to easily crop this image (background colour set to white)

I could also easily replace the white background with any image of choice

This time using a black background and some coloured lighting

It was easy to replace the background with another image with a similar lighting pattern

A little time and attention while taking the picture can save you a lot of time when it comes to editing them 🙂