Got a photo of your make shift studio setup?

[slackercruster]

I need some ideas for simple backdrop setups for quick set up / breakdown work.

Thanks

 

[SoCalTiger]

I need some ideas for simple backdrop setups for quick set up / breakdown work.

Thanks

For a totally black background, I've seen at least one person who just used black weed barrier cloth (like from Home Depot or Lowes).

 

[slackercruster]

What did they hang in on?

 

[kundalini]

Lastolite Collapsible Reversible Background with Train - 6x7' - Washington/Dakota

Collapses down to 1/3 opened size (the blue circle).

 

[slackercruster]

That is interesting as hell K..

Almost pocket size!!

Thanks!!

 

[480sparky39 38]

Umbrella, soft boxes, reflectors, etc. not shown.

 

[480sparky39 38]

For a totally black background, I've seen at least one person who just used black weed barrier cloth (like from Home Depot or Lowes).

I just use a flat bedsheet from WallyWorld.

What did they hang in on?

I have both one of these, and one of these.

 

[gsgary]

I shot some dog portrait at a show, i was given the bar area so had to think fast how to use the space
Set up with my dog

Customers dog

 

[kundalini]

For a totally black background, I've seen at least one person who just used black weed barrier cloth (like from Home Depot or Lowes).

You just need to NOT light your background. Even with a white background, you can have your image to appear to have a black background IF you control the light properly.


One reason I went with the light grey / dark grey background is because when setting up the lighting, I could easily go from a white, grey, black or colored background. I also liked the mottled pattern to add texture to the portraits.

Some examples:

Dark Grey

Black

Green

Blue

B&W


Red

Pink

 

[SoCalTiger]

For a totally black background, I've seen at least one person who just used black weed barrier cloth (like from Home Depot or Lowes).

You just need to NOT light your background. Even with a white background, you can have your image to appear to have a black background IF you control the light properly.

Examples?

I'm thinking specifically of portrait photography and I can't imagine not lighting the background if you are lighting the subject from in front (ex: typical diffused source 45 degree camera left) unless you had a large distance between the subject and background (which isn't common indoors). I can imagine some angles/scenarios which would not hit the background but those wouldn't work if it wasn't the look you were going for.

 

[kundalini]

Examples?

See the Black example in my previous post. Although this was just a fun shot, she was only 6 or 7 feet from the background and the room (as seen is post #4) is above a single car garage. At a guess, this was a three light setup.


EDIT:

Here's another example with a five light setup, again about 6 or 7 feet from the background. The background material was a thin blue airplane blanket and a large picture window behind it (2 feet) during a bright sunny morning.

 

[SoCalTiger]

Examples?

See the Black example in my previous post. Although this was just a fun shot, she was only 6 or 7 feet from the background and the room (as seen is post #4) is above a single car garage. At a guess, this was a three light setup.

I see it now. Looks like you were adding those as I was typing my reply. I get what you did, thanks.

 

[KuntaKinter]

We bought wire with wall mount from IKEA. For like 12 bucks. Goes from wall to wall in our living room. I then bought white muslin from backdropsource.com or something like that. I then use the clips from IKEA to hold it. Still working on how to make it smooth and actually shooting portraits.

 

[slackercruster]

For my use it will be in a crowded apt and hard to not light the background. (but I have not tried it yet either.)

 

[slackercruster]

We bought wire with wall mount from IKEA. For like 12 bucks. Goes from wall to wall in our living room. I then bought white muslin from backdropsource.com or something like that. I then use the clips from IKEA to hold it. Still working on how to make it smooth and actually shooting portraits.

What is that? What does wire mount on?