Austin Greene
Been spending a lot of time on here!
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Oh man, what are midterms doing to me? You'd think I know how to spell curiosity the first go around...Mods, any help here?
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I'm considering setting up a small studio in our living room for some basic University graduation portraits as a way of helping make ends meet as I prepare to graduate myself. Last year a good, now graduated, friend of mine did basic grad. portraits for $10 a pop, and he had significant success. I figure I'd fill his niche this year.
With that said, I don't have the capital to invest in a 10x20 muslin or a 107" roll of paper for the backdrop. Instead, I'm considering buying a cheaper linen tablecloth to hang up on our living room wall. I'm wondering though if the thinner material would be an issue if I wanted to gel the background a little. At half the price of a regular muslin of similar size, it's very tempting (~7.5x13). These would be headshots, or 2/3, but likely not full body.
Also, I was thinking either black, or white (if I were to gel it). Though grey would be preferable, I can't find any in the right sizes. Any thoughts on what would work best color-wise for graduation gowns? I imagine black would require a rim light to help the gown from disappearing, and I never really see crazy/fancy colors in grad photos regardless, so perhaps I don't need to gel after all.
Thanks for the comments and ideas!
Austin
EDIT: The tablecloth I was looking at. Either white, black, or ivory.
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I'm considering setting up a small studio in our living room for some basic University graduation portraits as a way of helping make ends meet as I prepare to graduate myself. Last year a good, now graduated, friend of mine did basic grad. portraits for $10 a pop, and he had significant success. I figure I'd fill his niche this year.
With that said, I don't have the capital to invest in a 10x20 muslin or a 107" roll of paper for the backdrop. Instead, I'm considering buying a cheaper linen tablecloth to hang up on our living room wall. I'm wondering though if the thinner material would be an issue if I wanted to gel the background a little. At half the price of a regular muslin of similar size, it's very tempting (~7.5x13). These would be headshots, or 2/3, but likely not full body.
Also, I was thinking either black, or white (if I were to gel it). Though grey would be preferable, I can't find any in the right sizes. Any thoughts on what would work best color-wise for graduation gowns? I imagine black would require a rim light to help the gown from disappearing, and I never really see crazy/fancy colors in grad photos regardless, so perhaps I don't need to gel after all.
Thanks for the comments and ideas!
Austin
EDIT: The tablecloth I was looking at. Either white, black, or ivory.