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12/11/2006 05:14:58 PM · #1 |
Ok so you have a fabric background and it has folds/wrinkles etc, is that bad what do you to try and limit these? Any tips and tricks would be very appreciated!
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12/11/2006 05:16:22 PM · #2 |
Move your subject far enough away from the backdrop to allow it to fall out of focus (5 or 6 feet minimum) and either iron or use a steamer on the bg - better to iron those wrinkles out first than have them ruin a good shot.
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12/11/2006 05:24:10 PM · #3 |
| ironing...hmmm don't even do that to my clothes : ) |
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12/11/2006 06:00:23 PM · #4 |
| Maybe if you don't have an iron, try some of the Downy Wrinkle Release stuff. Hang the backdrop up and then spray it with the wrinkle release and give it a little tug. Otherwise, fill a spray bottle with water and spray your backdrop lightly. Then toss it in the dryer for 10 minutes and remove--hang it up right away and there shouldn't be any wrinkles! |
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12/11/2006 06:16:46 PM · #5 |
I do own an iron, somewhere : )
but I like that approach.
Curious if anyone uses the wrinkles or maybe softer looking fabric, more like folds to add to there shots? |
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12/11/2006 06:48:33 PM · #6 |
Wrinkles make the lighting uneven and unpredictable and can lead to a sloppy looking shot. I have seen fabric pleated and draped for a really nice effect - but even then its pleats and folds - not wrinkles.
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12/11/2006 07:41:40 PM · #7 |
If it's not going to get damaged... Try whacking the thing in the cloths dryer for a while and get it out hot and hang. You may not be able to find the iron but a cloths dryer is much harder to lose due to the size and it's easier then the iron :-)
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12/11/2006 10:57:42 PM · #8 |
haha thats how i "iron" my clothes, in the dryer, another question is this for a fabric backdrop or muslins im just setting up a studio and just wondering what the best way to keep the muslins clean if people walk on them ect.... which do you use more of muslin or just straight backdrops.
Also im looking to get a few more is there any places that you would recommend to buy backdrops?
Thanks
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12/11/2006 11:03:39 PM · #9 |
| Like idnic said, a small handheld steamer, like this one, should work well. I worked with a portrait studio and thats what they used. |
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12/11/2006 11:05:32 PM · #10 |
Backgrounds and Props. :)
I use my seamless paper backdrops most, but I don't have to put them away at the end of the day so they don't get wrinkled, when they get dirty, I cut the dirty part off and throw it away, then just pull down some more paper. I wouldn't let anyone with dirty shoes onto a muslin, they're too big and heavy to wash often, easier just to have them wipe their shoes.
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12/11/2006 11:36:29 PM · #11 |
I have been looking at this flee bay version for backdrops but I have no idea of the quality. I just splurged on some other stuff, so it will need to wait for a while. EBay Link
I also think about just belting up one with plumbing pipes and get a roll of continous paper - might even do that instead but less portable :-) |
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12/12/2006 12:52:45 AM · #12 |
go to sears or similar store and get a garment steamer. i got this one and it works great! takes a minute to steam up and 3 minutes to de-wrinkle a 10x12 muslin.
worked well on this muslin - used it 12 times so far (shooting on location and keep putting the cloth folded in a bag, and being a scenic wrinkles suck)
Message edited by author 2006-12-12 00:54:54.
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