Backdrop for pictures

[louise]

Hello all;
I want to take better pictures for my website, can anybody tell me what type of backdrop I should use? I was just going to go out and buy a dark matte fabric and use that for the lighter couloured garments. Any suggestions?
Thanx

 

[hatfeathers]

I have a paper roll backdrop, a 12' one, and spent something like $45 at the camera shop for it. It's neutral gray, with enough paper to keep me in backdrop for years.
I used wall mount ladder holders for it, instead of the expensive stands, and I cut off about 30" of the length for a tabletop version. They were out of short ones and I was gung ho.

 

[crinolinegirl]

I use a big peice of black material for light colored things and a big peice of white material (make sure it is as non see thru as you can get) for dark things. I pin the fabric onto the wall and then take it down when I'm done
If you have a plain background, it makes cropping out unwanted things easier as well as cloning the matching color into a background if something unwanted shows up in it.

Lei

 

[bluevelvetvintage]

Hi
I use black and white muslin fabric as well. Then I put a curtain rod up on the wall where I take photos. Clip on curtain rings make it easy to slide either fabric out of the way, while I'm using the other.

Theresa
Blue Velvet Vintage Clothing and More

 

[thevintagebungalow]

I use sheets. I have a black one and a cream one. They work great and are very cheap!! My cream one is actually a curtain seperating my washing machine from my "office" area. I just pin the black one on the cream one when I need to change. Seems to work well for me!
Carrie