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Mar 23, 2017 15:21:39   #
oneillj
 
That's tough to do with this stuff. You really have to be around f/11 or f/16 to get both foreground reflections and the object in focus. Those aren't absolute numbers by any means but that's kind of the main guidelines.

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Mar 23, 2017 15:22:50   #
oneillj
 
Have not tried clear Plexiglas.

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Mar 23, 2017 15:30:03   #
Bill_de Loc: US
 
Gene51 wrote:
Did the OP request a critique on the posted image? I normally don't address when someone posts an unsolicited opinion, but I am in that kind of a mood today, so I will not apologize. He was simply presenting an example of what he sees as an issue with his choice of background. So, your choice was to ignore his question, and criticize his image on the merits of composition - is this because you have nothing to add to respond to his question?

You may want to have someone proofread your posts in the future - first sentence "photos" makes no sense. Second sentence - beginning a sentence with "And" no subject, no verb. Nice grammar and use of the English language.

Something about living in glass houses and throwing stones comes to mind . . .

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I don't always agree with you, but I'm in THAT kind of mood today.

I was going to make a similar post.

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Mar 23, 2017 15:31:28   #
oneillj
 
This was just a shot to illustrate the problem.

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Mar 23, 2017 15:34:52   #
Bill_de Loc: US
 
Have you tried an iron?

I had to iron all the backgrounds that came with my light tent.

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Mar 23, 2017 21:00:23   #
oneillj
 
Well, I found this. He uses this in one of his demos. It's translucent but also works great for white seamless backgrounds when photographing products.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/46170-REG/Savage_55418_Translum_Diffusion.html?sts=pi

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Mar 24, 2017 02:39:21   #
wannabe63 Loc: Bellevue, Washington
 
oneillj wrote:
I'm taking a course on Photigy. Alex Koloskov has a white wall in his studio. I have a white cloth background (some kind of muslin) that's supposedly wrinkly free. It's OK for high key because I can blow out the background but for a gray or gradient, you can still see the wrinkles. I can't use seamless paper because I'm in my house and need something I can pack up and store easily. It also needs to be fairly big because some of shots require bouncing light. So, I'm trying to find a background that will work. Any ideas? I've included an attachment so you can see the issue.
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I had the same problem in terms of not having the space to keep the background set up all the time. I purchased a 10 foot long piece of 1 1/2 - 2 inch wood dowl. I also purchased a white, black and light blue bed sheets at the local Goodwill store. I layed the sheets on top of each other so that one edge of each sheet lined up with the other. I then layed that edge on and stapled it to the dowl. I screwed an eye bolt to each end of the dowl and ran a looped rope through the eye so I could hang the dowl from small hooks I screwed into the ceiling. So I have 3 different backgrounds at my finger tips and all I have to do is pick the color I want, unroll the dowl and hang it from the ceiling. When I'm finished I roll the sheets up around the dowl and put it away. No wrinkles. Works great for portraits.

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Mar 24, 2017 03:02:18   #
jdubu Loc: San Jose, CA
 
The translum is a great material, I also have several types of flexible sheeting material in translucent, semi-opaque, white, etc. from Tap Plastics here in San Jose. i.e.

https://tapplastics.com/product/plastics/plastic_sheets_rolls/polypropylene_sheet/559

These are great for sweeps or diffusers, etc. easy to cut to needed sizes and cheap enough to cut to needed sizes.

I also purchase acrylic boards in black (other colors available) for product photography. With care, they stand up to continued usage and if scratched can be used for other purposes. Initial costs are very reasonable, and they come opaque and translucent as well. Custom orders are always welcome, so if you can dream up a use, they can cut the pieces to make it work.

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Mar 24, 2017 07:51:50   #
oneillj
 
jdubu wrote:
The translum is a great material, I also have several types of flexible sheeting material in translucent, semi-opaque, white, etc. from Tap Plastics here in San Jose. i.e.

https://tapplastics.com/product/plastics/plastic_sheets_rolls/polypropylene_sheet/559

These are great for sweeps or diffusers, etc. easy to cut to needed sizes and cheap enough to cut to needed sizes.

I also purchase acrylic boards in black (other colors available) for product photography. With care, they stand up to continued usage and if scratched can be used for other purposes. Initial costs are very reasonable, and they come opaque and translucent as well. Custom orders are always welcome, so if you can dream up a use, they can cut the pieces to make it work.
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I had some scrims made out of wood frame and tracing paper. Got the idea from a Karl Taylor video. Works great as a diffuser but not a background. Not only that, the tracing paper is really fragile so you have to store and carry the very carefully. There are a few wrinkles in the paper due to the way it's taped on the frame. I had to do it without any assistance. But it still works pretty good since the wrinkles are minimal. I think the plastic just might be the way to go.

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Mar 24, 2017 09:01:04   #
Mr palmer Loc: Currently: Colorado, USA, Terra, Sol
 
White foam core works well in this situation as well. And for biggER stuff, a 4x8 sheet from a home supply store is only a few bucks. Small sheets from a hobby store .

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Mar 28, 2017 22:21:23   #
frangeo Loc: Texas
 
oneillj wrote:
I'm taking a course on Photigy. Alex Koloskov has a white wall in his studio. I have a white cloth background (some kind of muslin) that's supposedly wrinkly free. It's OK for high key because I can blow out the background but for a gray or gradient, you can still see the wrinkles. I can't use seamless paper because I'm in my house and need something I can pack up and store easily. It also needs to be fairly big because some of shots require bouncing light. So, I'm trying to find a background that will work. Any ideas? I've included an attachment so you can see the issue.
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In the studio blow extra light into the background. At least 1 f stop above your exposure for the subject. ( sorry this is the only example on my home computer )



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Mar 28, 2017 23:44:51   #
tdekany Loc: Oregon
 
oneillj wrote:
I'm taking a course on Photigy. Alex Koloskov has a white wall in his studio. I have a white cloth background (some kind of muslin) that's supposedly wrinkly free. It's OK for high key because I can blow out the background but for a gray or gradient, you can still see the wrinkles. I can't use seamless paper because I'm in my house and need something I can pack up and store easily. It also needs to be fairly big because some of shots require bouncing light. So, I'm trying to find a background that will work. Any ideas? I've included an attachment so you can see the issue.
I'm taking a course on Photigy. Alex Koloskov has ... (show quote)


Good old poster board from wall mart. I believe they are $1.03 I use white and black. Get several of each color to have around. They are large enough - here is an example for you. This is in a Lightbox though



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