Muslins vs seamless white paper backdrops

An Exception · 10 Dec 2013 at 16:09

Take a look at what David Hobby does with a popup backdrop...

Sh4rkie · 10 Dec 2013 at 16:21

Any full length shots in the shoot?

jonneymendoza · 10 Dec 2013 at 16:21

will do.just ordered a similar one u linked too but in amazon as its faster delivery and is a grey one

jonneymendoza · 10 Dec 2013 at 16:22

Sh4rkie said:
Any full length shots in the shoot?

yes possibly.

the portable ones seem large enough for a full one person body shoot

An Exception · 10 Dec 2013 at 16:33

You will see the bottom of the backdrop with full length, hence why I recommended it if you didn't need full length.

Sh4rkie · 10 Dec 2013 at 16:39

jonneymendoza said:
yes possibly.

the portable ones seem large enough for a full one person body shoot

I'll go back to my first question in the thread, what type of shots are you hoping for? Can you post some examples maybe?

Sh4rkie · 10 Dec 2013 at 16:41

An Exception said:
You will see the bottom of the backdrop with full length, hence why I recommended it if you didn't need full length.

If he's ordered the PhotoSEL BD213A from the rainforest it comes with a black and white train so he'll get some full lengths.

jonneymendoza · 10 Dec 2013 at 17:15

yea this:

PhotoSEL BD213A

SickAsAParrot · 11 Dec 2013 at 08:34

I notice they sell lots of different types of cloth on a roll at Dunelm Mill, has anyone had any success with any of these?

jonneymendoza · 11 Dec 2013 at 11:38

not that i know off. anyways i just got my stands today so thats good. from ebay for only £28 and it seems robust and light as well.

Comes in a ncie carrying bah.

Today i will check out some paper rolls in calumet as i may buy one not for on location shoots, but for home studio .

jonneymendoza · 12 Dec 2013 at 11:20

bought a 1.3m to 5m i think it was of a roll of seamless grey paper yesterday from calumet and here are the results:

527A5758.jpg by jonneymendoza, on Flickr

What do u reckon? Please CC.

i showed it to a mate and said that at places its either under or over exposed.

i think i need a bigger light modifier.

i used a 43inch shoot through unbrella on the left side attached to a canon 600ex flash and on the right for the blue highlights at the background just used a flash bending thingy shaped as a snoot with a blue coloured flash gel on the right aiming on the background.

Any suggestions to improve lighting?

Sh4rkie · 12 Dec 2013 at 12:16

jonneymendoza said:
i think i need a bigger light modifier.

I think you need to consider what the final image is meant to convey first! What does the client want, and if they don't know ask what it'll be used for to you've got an idea what needs shooting. And if it's not for them and its for you, what do you want.

If you set out to achieve the look you captured and the client is happy mission done

To me lighting aside the pose is awkward, unbalanced, there is no real connection with the talent, hands are again awkward, framing is flat and i'm left wondering what he dropped on the floor. The best lit and prominent part of the photo is the t-shirt which i'm guessing wasn't the focus of the shoot?

Sorry I know that sounds very harsh.

For solo full length shots i need a connection with the subject. Go all moody and looking out of frame on 3/4 or head shots because they are more intimate.

Unless you absolutely had to have a full length shot i'd of gone 3/4 and focus on his strongest asset, his hair. It's awesome and you could grab some really cool images with strong shadows falling on to the background. Or lit from behind, silhouettes etc.