portrait backdrops
Aug 13, 2014 01:24:19 #
Aug 13, 2014 01:28:33 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
scatt wrote:
What size and color should I start with.
Some context would help: head shots or full body portraits, skin tone of typical subjects, size of room, focal length & camera you expect to use?
Aug 14, 2014 08:39:43 #
Black, white to start with. 5 x 7. If just shooting portraits, but 10 x 12 for full length .
Aug 14, 2014 08:43:34 #
What size are your clients? Just kidding...Chroma Key and you can change the background to anything you want.
Aug 14, 2014 08:52:05 #
scatt wrote:
What size and color should I start with.
I would recommend at least the 10x10 if not the 10x12. You never know when you might shoot 2 or more subjects at the same time. A larger back drop will allow you to place your subjects farther in front of the backdrop which will help reduce shadows on the backdrop. A darker backdrop and proper light positioning will also help reduce those ugly shadows. I have several backdrops, all 10x10, but my favorite is a solid color medium dark blue. It works for me. You do not want a backdrop with a lot of obtrusive color or designs. Your subject should be the center of attraction, not the backdrop. Just my suggestions. Good luck and have a GREAT DAY!
Aug 14, 2014 09:17:38 #
Some of the newer backdrops also come in a wrinkle free cloth a huge time saver and makes them easier to store
Aug 14, 2014 10:26:23 #
I would recommend to start with a roll of white seamless paper 107 inches by 12 yards.
Seamless comes in two widths 54 inch and 107 inch. You will do best with the 107 inch if you have a way to hang it.
You may think that 52 inch would be plenty wide, but when you start to move your subject further from the backdrop (to avoid shadows) 52 inch is not all that wide:)
Seamless comes in two widths 54 inch and 107 inch. You will do best with the 107 inch if you have a way to hang it.
You may think that 52 inch would be plenty wide, but when you start to move your subject further from the backdrop (to avoid shadows) 52 inch is not all that wide:)
Aug 14, 2014 13:39:54 #
The key here is the fact that your eye has what is called "after image"--so--if you photograph your subject against a background that has (subdued) green tones the after image will cause the flesh to have a pinker nature--very beneficial--blue will result in yellow--not so good--but the other thing to remember is that a background is just that--it isn't supposed to be interesting--keep it dark and plane. Just remember green was God's choice of the right color for most things to be seen against.
Stan
Stan
Aug 14, 2014 13:55:18 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
stan0301 wrote:
The key here is the fact that your eye has what is... (show quote)
Plants are not green because that makes the perfect background. :lol:
Aug 14, 2014 17:22:41 #
Mickey88
Loc: Central Florida
scatt wrote:
What size and color should I start with.
I have 3 backdrops, all 10x20 chromakey blue,
chromakey green, and a light powder blue. the powder blue allows me to make it whatever color I want, I simply isolate the background with PSP6 and change it, I recently did a shoot and didn't like the blue, tried various colors and decided a bright turquoise, made the subjects stand out best. I use the chromakey, with models that want fun shots, I have thousands of digital files that I can merge into the background and make pics look like location shots.
the same thing could be done with the powder blue, but I have a chromakey program that allows me to batch process a whole folder from a shoot rather easily
Aug 14, 2014 23:57:14 #
Aug 15, 2014 00:45:00 #
scatt wrote:
Thank you all for your input , looks like i have a lot to consider.
Hmmm, how can anybody tell you anything if they have NO IDEA what your going to shoot?
Maybe white, maybe black, maybe something else?
Maybe just a piece of 3x4 foam-core! :lol:
I use it all the time.
SS
Aug 15, 2014 01:38:34 #
SharpShooter wrote:
Hmmm, how can anybody tell you anything if they have NO IDEA what your going to shoot?
Maybe white, maybe black, maybe something else?
Maybe just a piece of 3x4 foam-core! :lol:
I use it all the time.
SS
Maybe white, maybe black, maybe something else?
Maybe just a piece of 3x4 foam-core! :lol:
I use it all the time.
SS
Yes maybe white ,maybe black and maybe something else as I have them all in the family. As I said I have a lot to think about .
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