Backdrops on a budget?

widge milward · 26 Jan 2012

I'm looking to pick a backdrop to take a few studio style shots. I seen a few cheaper ones on eBay with cotton muslin backdrops are they worth it? Will it do a decent job for a beginner?

Thanks

faddius · 26 Jan 2012

Ive been considering the same, and to be honest I was just going to find a fabric store and just buy some large pieces of cloth to hang from a wall. Ill probably get a black one, white one and anything else I feel may be useful whilst im there

Cheap and cheerful

Alastair · 26 Jan 2012

Lengths of fabric from a fabric shop, cheap bin-ends of wallpaper pasted on a sheet of hardboard, charity shop curtains, water damaged plywood..

pmiddleditch · 26 Jan 2012

i have bought several 8ft x 8ft cotton throws,plain green,purple,black,blue for under £10 on the fleebay,also some charity shops too may be worth trying,ive picked up some great fabric for not a lot of dosh

BenUK · 27 Jan 2012

I use an ironed white bed sheet with drawing pins around my bedroom door & the room next to its frame, very professional eh?.

widge milward · 27 Jan 2012

Ah that has eased my mind a bit lol. I'm guessing if I got the cotton muslin's I'd be able to iron the creases out? Shouldn't be a problem should it?

Brokenwings · 27 Jan 2012

Alastair said:
Lengths of fabric from a fabric shop, cheap bin-ends of wallpaper pasted on a sheet of hardboard, charity shop curtains, water damaged plywood..

Oh wow never would of thought of pasting wall paper on to hardboard for a back ground. Thanks for sharing your ideas!

modchild · 27 Jan 2012

I'm looking forward to the kids leaving home so I can turn one of the bedrooms into a studio. As well as getting rid of a couple of PITA lol. Will have to do with drawing pins in the wall for now if I need to.

Janine · 27 Jan 2012

modchild said:
I'm looking forward to the kids leaving home so I can turn one of the bedrooms into a studio. As well as getting rid of a couple of PITA lol. Will have to do with drawing pins in the wall for now if I need to.

LOL... just in process of 'losing' my youngest.... her bedroom is set to be dual purpose rep room and 'studio'..... can't wait! :lol:

Dunelm mill sell end of roll stuff really cheap sometimes... often decent bits with good texture / sheen etc. for smaller background shots.