wrinkles in a botero 5x7 collapsible background

Does anyone know how to get the wrinkels out of a batero 5x7 collapsible background? In studio as well

as on location.

Light. No shadows...no wrinkles!

Steam iron or wrinkle removal steamer. http://www.thetobi.com/

Jack,

 

Unlike most muslin backgrounds that are made from cotton or a cotton-synthetic blend, the Botero backgrounds, or at least the ones I've used, are made of a totally synthetic material. The Botero background wrinkles can be a bit sharper than those on a cotton background. The steamer is the safest way to go, but I have used a steam iron at the lowest steam setting and had success. I iron on the back side and move it along quickly. I've done this several times on one background. However, I'm quite certain that leaving a hot iron in any one place too long will result in permanent damage, so proceed with caution should you attempt this.

A backdrop doesn't need to be wrinkle free. The backdrop should be far enough behind the subject that it drops out of focus with a reasonably wide aperture setting, so you don't see random wrinkles. What you want to avoid are very highly creased wrinkles that appear on straight lines and are obvious. Steamer could be required for those. With muslin backdrops as opposed to collapsibles, many photographer stuff them randomly into a bag so that wrinkles are more random and less noticeable.