best color for a backdrop?
Jul 17, 2020 10:12:35 #
white, black or grey. want to use in post processing. and any recommendations on what to buy and where? thanks
Jul 17, 2020 10:34:55 #
RWR
Loc: La Mesa, CA
rjrbigdog wrote:
white, black or grey. want to use in post processing. and any recommendations on what to buy and where? thanks
Can’t you fake any color you want in Photoshop, pixel by pixel?
Jul 17, 2020 10:35:24 #
Strodav
Loc: Houston, Tx
Per your topic, you will always need a color or texture you don't have. Anyway, I am high on Savage Universal Corporation, Chandler Arizona. I have different types of their products (paper, printed vinyl, canvas, ...) and they all perform satisfactorily. I use to get them at my local camera shop, but due to the pandemic, I have been ordering online. Check out their website: https://savageuniversal.com/ Looking at what they have might give you some ideas on what best fits your shooting style.
Jul 17, 2020 10:50:53 #
With post processing, using layers, layer masks, blend modes, textures etc can produce just about any result you desire - as suggested by RWR above 
See l-fox's tutorial where he easily changed my white to black:
http://ljf-pix.com/tut/
You might be interested in the lightbox tutorials and light tent tutorial here:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-645057-1.html
There is an example with a blue background, one with orange and simply bright white light.
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See l-fox's tutorial where he easily changed my white to black:
http://ljf-pix.com/tut/
You might be interested in the lightbox tutorials and light tent tutorial here:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-645057-1.html
There is an example with a blue background, one with orange and simply bright white light.
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Jul 17, 2020 11:04:06 #
Strodav wrote:
Per your topic, you will always need a color or te... (show quote)
I agree with savage products. I have used their paper white, black and grey depending upon the subject.
Jul 17, 2020 11:15:27 #
rjrbigdog wrote:
white, black or grey. want to use in post processing. and any recommendations on what to buy and where? thanks
Chroma Key usually involves blue or green. In my days training school portrait photographers, we used a canvas background painted Chroma Key Green. Savage Universal makes a similar paper product, and some kits for video and still photography. The usual online camera stores (B&H, Adorama, etc.) carry a wide array of products for background replacement photography and video.
My son and I made a 48-Hour Film Project film this past weekend, using Pacon Fadeless Solids Paper Rolls in Apple Green | 4 Pack | 48" x 12ft, found at Michael's for under $40. It worked surprisingly well. Amazon has 50' rolls of the same paper for under $20, if you can wait a day or two. Background video replacement in Final Cut Pro (Mac) video editing software was absolutely trivial, and it worked flawlessly. We had marginal lighting, too! We will be using this technique again and again.
Jul 17, 2020 11:22:46 #
Grey is the most versatile. You can light it to stay grey or shades of white, remove light to have it go black or gel it to go any other color.
Joe Ederman a 40 year portrait vet has a comprehensive YT video regarding this topic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgtssUAjygA
Joe Ederman a 40 year portrait vet has a comprehensive YT video regarding this topic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgtssUAjygA
Jul 17, 2020 11:34:08 #
Jul 17, 2020 15:03:47 #
I use several different tablecloths hung over a tension rod strung across a doorway. Can still use it on the table at will.
Jul 17, 2020 15:04:07 #
Jul 17, 2020 16:29:38 #
rjrbigdog wrote:
Leaning towards grey a neutral color.
Grey is neutral but at the same time TOO neutral meaning that if you post process an image created with a grey background you must be extra vigilant it you do not want bleeding. A key background typically use a color tint that is unnatural and easily selected, simplifying post processing.
Note that using a black background with the appropriate light filter(s) on the background lights you can reproduce any 'key'.
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Jul 17, 2020 20:56:03 #
etaoin
Loc: Wichita, KS
I used to use a gray velour king-size blanket I bought at Target. Worked very well.
Jul 18, 2020 06:14:24 #
Jaackil
Loc: Massachusetts
rjrbigdog wrote:
white, black or grey. want to use in post processing. and any recommendations on what to buy and where? thanks
If you are asking what is the best color to buy than I would say if you are only buying one, buy white. White will give you 3 in one. Obviously white but by moving the subject away from the backround you can turn it gray. By manipulating your aperture you can get several shades of gray all the way to black.
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