dame_wolf Loc: Oregon

I am considering buying some backdrops for portraits. Right now I'm not looking for anything terribly expensive and I know I can go to JoAnns and buy some nice cloth for solid color backdrops. I'm looking more at the scenic ones, brick walls ect. I went on ebay and am noticing that most of the ones I really like are from China. Does anyone here have any experience buying backdrops, or things like that from China?

marcomarks Loc: Ft. Myers, FL

Personally, I use Green Screen Wizard, and a collection of 450 digital backdrops of all types from studio drapes and walls to outdoor scenes from PhotoBacks that cost $100. I also can make my own backdrops and save them as 8X10 or 11X14 sized TIFF or JPG photos and insert them instead.

Shot with a green drop pinned to their dining room wall

Fran Loc: Northeast, United States

I've ordered two on ebay that were sent from China. The prices was right, no issues, and fairly quick delivery.

Tim Stapp Loc: Mid Mitten

check these people out:

http://www.backdropexpress.com/default.asp

billybob40

You would put 100s $ in backdrops that way, my way I have 2. GREEN SCREEN. With them I have the world as a backdrop. It takes less then to change the back ground. Right now I give over 1,000,000 backdrops on hacd drive, CDs, and DVDs. I buy on ebay. I been doing this for over 5 years. I use Green Screen Wizard is fester then Tubetabe. My email is full of places to buy DVDs for backdrops and templates.
The best place to get the type of backdrop you want is backdropsbeautifuf.com anything you want or they will make it for you. I wish you all the best in 2014.

photoman022 Loc: Manchester CT USA

I've purchased two backdrops from China on Ebay and have no problems with them. I also went to Walmart during their white sale to get my black, white, and red backdrops (at a considerable savings over ebay). Nobody knows they're from wallyworld unless I tell them!

dame_wolf Loc: Oregon

I've thought about greenscreen and digital but was under the impression that it is not easy. I've tried it a couple times in photoshop and didn't like the way it came out. Is the software you mentioned more automatic?

marcomarks Loc: Ft. Myers, FL

Using Green Screen Wizard is putting up the green screen, keep your subjects about 4 feet in front of it so the green doesn't leak by reflection from the backdrop onto them, open Green Screen Wizard and the photo you took on your computer, pick a background you want, and it's done.

There's nothing hard about it at all. You can move your subjects around, you can move the background around, you can make the background blurry if you like, you can change the color or contrast or brightness of the foreground subject or the background if you want, but those are all fine detail touch-up that in most cases you don't need to do. Green Screen Wizard is so good that it takes green out of transluscent material like a wedding vale, or out of thin blonde hair, or whatever. You can fuss with fine detail removal if there is any artifacts of green but I've never had any in the last two years - that's how good GSW works.

You can use the quick start instruction and their sample subjects and backgrounds to start and have success in 10 minutes. Of course you want your own subjects and many more backgrounds but it always works well.

You can also make sandwich type layered stuff in it too. Such as a background, a subject layer, and a foreground of something like weeds around the feet and legs, or a frame around the whole thing, etc. They have instructions on how to have a magazine cover background, your subject on that cover, and then generic cover printing laid over them just like a real magazine, for example.

GSW comes as a trial version that you can't print with so give it a try. It's very easy to use.

dame_wolf Loc: Oregon

I'll look into that some more. Thanks!

LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field

Here's something you might consider if you have a concept that you will use on a repetitive basis: Shoot it and have it printed on fabric.... I'm in the process of doing this for macro-- so it's much smaller....

wonkytripod Loc: Peterborough UK

Works with blue screens as well. I have even shot birds and aircraft against clear blue skies and then dropped them in to other shots. I use FXHome 6 Pro.

Annie_Girl Loc: It's none of your business

Try esty.com you might even find somewhat local and help your economy.