background for small children in home studio?

I am trying my hand at some in-home studio work...I'll be renting a couple

strobes to take some shots of my 1 year old daughter (too cold to shoot

outdoors...) My question is; I am looking for advice as to a quick and cheap

background? My goal is to create enough distance from the background such

that it will be out of focus, though I am working in a smaller room (10X15).

Any suggestions? I will likely be shooting primarily color, but maybe a bit

of B&W too.

 

Thanks!

That size room will make it extremely difficult to not use too much unflatteringly

distorting wide angle while at the same time keeping enough distance between the subject

and any background, Lee!

 

BTW, you looking for a dark background or are you planning on lighting it too?

I would recommend a roll of seamless paper or some solid color fabric from your local fabric store - I know some photographers that use fleece or Marine Vinyl. Good Luck.

quick and cheap= walmart fabric dept. but first, look thru your entire house, every closet, and think, think, think, of what might make a nice background for free. a big plant? for head/shoulder shots, you can drape the high chair w/ cloth. it keeps them up, and from moving around, also brings them up to a nice window light level.<div></div>

Thanks for the feedback...W I probably have a bit more runway than 15 feet, more like 20 feet if I move some furniture around...Maybe that will make a difference?

"Thanks for the feedback...W I probably have a bit more runway than 15 feet, more like 20 feet if I move some furniture around...Maybe that will make a difference?"

 

that will help but you may find that the width is limiting assuming if you start adding background support and light stands on both sides.