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03/31/2004 08:21:07 PM · #1 |
backdrops. ive got questions, hopefully someone out there has answers. I plan on getting a muslin backdrop to try portraiture, are there certain kinds I should look out for? Are there certain colors that will make it harder to photograph the person? Also, if I did the portraits in sunlight, will the backdrop be lit nicely as well? or should I do it inside? (I have sufficient lighting.) Whered you get your backdrops from? (if you have any)
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04/02/2004 04:27:15 AM · #2 |
| i buy most of mine off ebay, Adorama has good deals, and got more from one that I can't remeber the name of. I would not go less than a 6ft X 8ft, and that will only do 2 to 3 people. I would go with a basic brown, a blue and a grey, all of mine are 6X9, mine are sponged onto a black background, work very well, and got them for less than $20 each. I also have a blue chromakey, a basic black and 2 senic 10X20 foot ones. The big ones are harder to set up, but way easier to get the shots. I have never tried natural light to shoot with an artificial backdrop. I have found that if you don't light the backdrop as carefully as you do the subject, you don't get good pics. This said, I have a much easier time setting up hot lights to get the good shots then I do with strobes, but am getting much better at doing the strobe set up. I use 4 strobes when shooting portraits, a key, fill, backdrop, and hair. When using hot lights, I use a key 500 watt, fill 500 watt, hair 150 watt, and 2 backdrop 250 watt. The subjects like the strobes better (modeling lights are easier to look at and cooler), the hots are easier for the shooter. As far as the color, make sure you don't loose the subject in the background, especially in the hair, you want a separation. The basic black one works very easy, but gets either flat results, or sometimes a floating head look to the shots, need props and good lights to give the black depth. |
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04/02/2004 05:59:22 AM · #3 |
I have tried muslin , not very impressed with it
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04/02/2004 06:30:57 AM · #4 |
get a good large sheet of canvas, throw it in a pond, dry it out a bit, drag it behind a car for a while, and just generally turn it an intersting shade of grey/brown.
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