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02/15/2011 11:55:16 AM · #1 |
I would like to get a black background and a white background. I'm currently using black velvet, but it's not very wide. I have a white fabric, that also is problematic.
I'd like to get something relatively real, though I don't have a lot to spend.
I've been looking at the rolls of paper and B&H and the stand to hold them. Does anyone use the paper backdrops? Are they good to work with? Or do you find them annoying? Can I buy an inexpensive stand and get away with it, or will it crash into the china cabinet that I have in that same room? Would paper be a mistake? Should I do one of the fabric ones instead? If so, muslin, vinyl, ???
Any insight on this would be greatly appreciated. I'm getting a little tired of trying to pin my velvet to drapes or hang it over the backs of chairs.
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02/15/2011 12:13:01 PM · #2 |
I have this one, I got it 2 Christmases ago. It's cheap but it suits my needs. I've never had it collapse. It came with a 4 1/2 foot wide roll of white paper & I ordered a roll of black paper too. But I've never used the black paper. It just seemed like too much of a hassle to switch over the rolls so I have a big piece of black velvet I drape over the white roll when I want a black background. I am going to try and trade the black roll for a white roll on a local photo website.
You can get stands that hold 2 rolls of paper so maybe that's what you would want.
I don't have any problem with the paper. But I just take still life shots, no people or pets, so it doesn't get wrinkled or dirty much.
//www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/395974-REG/Savage_6203750_Background_Port_A_Stand_Travel_Case.html |
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02/15/2011 01:20:54 PM · #3 |
I haven't been able to afford photo accessories for a while, so I've been using a microphone stand with a boom extension to drape a piece of black hopsack or linen-like material ... steady enough if you arrange things carefully.
One advantage of the paper is that that you can extend it onto the floor, so that you can shoot low-angle still-lifes which include both "floor" and "wall" without a seam where they join.
If you only want white, consider comparison-pricing butcher paper), which also has both glossy and matte finishes. Maybe your local market will give you a few feet to try out ... |
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02/15/2011 01:30:50 PM · #4 |
I have the same thing (and 4 clamps to help reduce background wrinkles). Stability hasn't been an issue. White paper is cheap and won't have wrinkles for seamless backgrounds. Vinyl might be even better, but I've never tried it. Muslins WILL wrinkle and may require ironing. It's not a problem with black or if you really blow out the white. Adorama is a good source for inexpensive 10' muslins.
Message edited by author 2011-02-15 13:31:05. |
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02/15/2011 03:23:55 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by scalvert:
I have the same thing (and 4 clamps to help reduce background wrinkles). Stability hasn't been an issue. White paper is cheap and won't have wrinkles for seamless backgrounds. Vinyl might be even better, but I've never tried it. Muslins WILL wrinkle and may require ironing. It's not a problem with black or if you really blow out the white. Adorama is a good source for inexpensive 10' muslins. |
Why would you use muslin instead of paper then, if it's cheap and doesn't wrinkle? Is there a reason that people would rather do muslin?
(btw, thanks everyone! :)
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02/16/2011 12:38:42 PM · #6 |
bump for the muslin vs paper question.
Why would you want one over the other, and which do you think I'd be happier with?
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02/16/2011 01:00:20 PM · #7 |
| If you're going to roll the paper out onto the floor so you can have a seamless background and have people stand on it, it will get wrinkled and/or dirty and then it's no good unless you want to clone out the wrinkles and dirt in PP. I assume you can wash or spot clean muslin (I don't know, I don't use it). |
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02/16/2011 01:03:34 PM · #8 |
Cloth also gives you the option to include folds/texture if you want.
ETA: Muslin is quite thin and wrinkles easily. The (black) fabric I've been using is somewhat heavier, and it seems easier to smooth out any wrinkles or folds, even though it's usually been wadded up in a plastic bad. However, I don't think it comes as wide as muslin does.
I'll try to post a close-up of the texture later ...
Message edited by author 2011-02-16 13:06:42. |
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02/16/2011 01:07:44 PM · #9 |
| I tried paper and switched to muslin. For portrait with small kids the paper was to much fun to stomp around on and it makes really cool noise!! :) Switched to muslin to eliminate this problem. The muslin wrinkles a lot and is a hassle. Is there a brand or type that maybe doesn't wrinkle as much or is it a universal problem. |
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