collapsible backgrounds

[steve_johnston9]

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<strong>Hello I am looking to buy collapsible backgrounds like the lasolight ones. It will be for shooting portraits in people’s homes, what size do you think I need? It will be small family shoots two parents and two children.</strong></p>

[texxter]

<p>Lastolite 7' x 8' collapsible background. It's a b*tch to fold back.<br>

http://www.amazon.com/Lastolite-Standing-Collapsible-Translucent-Background/dp/B001HO122S</p>

[Ed_Ingold]

<p>Westcott and others have a video which demonstrates how to fold a collapsible background. The steel frame collapses into three loops. The same technique is used with bandsaw blades (how I learned), but with less "negative" reinforcement. Practice where your neighbors and small children can't see or hear you.</p>

<p>I only use collapsible backdrops for interviews and head shots. You have a lot more choices and more working space with a muslin backdrop suspended from a rod and two light stands.</p>