CaptainC wrote:
Personally, for a beginner, I think the green background is the worst choice you could have made. If you are going to do extractions, gray is FAR superior and for general portrait work a solid gray will be quite versatile. Ditch that green and get something more practical.
As to setups, there is no one setup - you need to buy some books on studio lighting, search the web for tutorials, and do some experimenting. No one answer on a forum will be the best for you. I could sit here and type to three days and still not cover all you need to know for just the basics.
Have fun with this and play, experiment and study. And get rid of that crap green.
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Yes I agree. I never planned on using the green. It came with the kit. I also got a white, and a black background that came with the kit. I plan on investing money in more backdrops. I do know what your talking about with the greys. Many photographers I talk with have told me the same thing. If you happen to run across a few good backdrops please give me a link so I can take a look. They don't just have to be grey. it can be anything you think works well with portraits. And believe me I will get rid of the green background aka *green crap*