laura_kamler Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 <p>Hello to all! This is my first post for the portrait side of things. I am not new to photography<br />but am new to selling it and especially new to studio set ups. I am interested in an all white<br />background and want to know if you prefer the white vinyl and your prefered source for the<br />material. Also, are there any issues lighting it that I should be aware of? Thanks in advance.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_chartrand Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 <p>Laura,</p> <p>I always liked using white paper backgrounds because they came on long wide rolls that you could hang from the ceiling. You could pull them down and across the floor creating a "rounded" corner so that you didn't have a line where the floor meets the wall -- seamless background paper. Painting a background wall flat white (ceiling white) works fine (as long as you don't want to do full figure shots. You don't want anything that will reflect your light if at all possible. You also do not want to have wrinkles in it. The main lighting "problem" is to light it evenly. Lighting evenly from both sides works well.</p> <p>Unless you have a kind of vinyl I don't know about, it will be very heavy and somewhat glossy. It may also have a texture that might show up in your photographs. For these reasons, it would not be may first choice.</p> <p>Mark</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddes Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 <p>Hi Laura<br> Lasolite makes vinyl backgrounds for photography. They are intended as long lasting replacements for seamless paper. I nave no personal experience with this product but all my other lastolite purchases were top notch professional products.</p> <p>Edmond</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_chartrand Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 <p>@Edmond,</p> <p>Thanks for the tip about Lasolite. I have not heard of using vinyl for backgrounds (I'm from the "old school"). I will check them out. </p> <p>Mark</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_chartrand Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 <p>Sorry to post again, but I ran out of time to edit. I went to Lasolite's site. Their backgrounds seem quite expensive. I'm not sold on them, yet. I would have to see them in operation before I would invest that much money in a background. There is a store in the states, (New York) that is suppose to handle them, but they say to order from the manufacturer. </p> <p>Mark</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverdae Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 <p>The best set-up I've seen is by Zack Arias (sp?) on his blog page. http://www.zarias.com/?p=71 It allows you to get a pure white background, properly exposed subject, and gives you a slight reflection of the subject in the floor. Cheap, too.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gia_hillenbrand Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 <p>that was the best link that ever changed my life</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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