has anyone shot in windy conditions with a paper roll backgroundl?

[Phtoo]

shooting on a rooftop next week, doing some portraits. want to shoot one look against a paper roll and take advantage of the natural light. last time i had issue with the wind getting behind the paper roll. might try taping it to the ground better, but still a bit concerned.
used material last time but wasnt as happy with the result, so would prefer paper. has anyone shot in these conditions and any advice on rigging up this setup.

 

[Vautrin]

if you're trying to get a bright white background, you simply need to bounce enough flash off of any color backdrop till it's overexposed due to clipping, to get a pure white

if you're trying to get a black background, you need to use an ND filter so it's so dark you can flash the models face with enough fall off so the background is black

but i guess both of these defeat the point of natural light

why are you shooting with natural light instead of strobes if you just want a plain backdrop?

you'd be better off finding a nice background with natural light.... would make the pictures more interesting then just plain white portrait background

 

[Phtoo]

paper roll will definitely look better, plus gives the option of full length shot if needed, may use mobi for fill , but more just trying to work out logistics of paper roll on location

 

[Vautrin]

but why not just do it in a studio and forget about the wind?

 

[TCampbell]

but why not just do it in a studio and forget about the wind?

That was my thought exactly... if the goal is to have a completely white background, then what does it matter WHERE you are? I mean... what's the point of going outside on a rooftop if you're not trying to include some of the outdoor elements in the shot?

 

[Vautrin]

I guess you like sunlight because of its temperature? That nice beautiful golden look? And your flash is kind of blueish?

Well if you white balance your camera, or apply a filter, or any number of things, you can get a nice kind of light in your studio as well.

 

[Vautrin]

But you could also duct tape / stapel / nail your paper to a wall...

 

[curtyoungblood]

Does the rooftop you're going to be shooting on have a wall of any kind? If so, I'd tape the "bottom" of the roll of paper at an appropriate height on the wall, and roll the bottom out an appropriate amount. Or, at the very least, I'd set up a backdrop system very close to some kind of wall. Otherwise, you're going to need lots of sandbags on the base of the background support system. Personally, I would not suggest setting up a backdrop on a completely exposed rooftop. It sounds unnecessarily dangerous.