Paper rolls v vinyl rolls

scottduffy

scottduffy

Suspended / Banned
Messages
3,348
Name
Scott
Edit My Images
Yes
How many of you use paper rolls as opposed to vinyl rolls? I was looking at these two options for white background shots and was wondering if anyone could recommend a make, size of paper roll or should i go for the much more expensive vinyl?

I have watched various videos on youtube and they seem to vary between vinyl and paper. I noticed a lot of them use perspex for full length shots so i'll look into that too but what about the backdrop?
 
Vinyl is heavy and expensive, but lasts forever. You need very sturdy stands, or a wall bracket, to support it. If you buy it from the truck vinyl place tony beal, or the photo place bessel, it's about £100 for a roll, if you buy the lastolite, it's £200.

paper is 4 rolls for £110 posted from creativity backgrounds. Lot lighter, you obviously get the option to get 4 different colours...

it all depends on how much you're planning on using it really, and for what kind of thing. I use vinyl for events, but will probably buy some paper for fashion/editorial work soon.
 
Vinyl is heavy and expensive, but lasts forever. You need very sturdy stands, or a wall bracket, to support it. If you buy it from the truck vinyl place tony beal, or the photo place bessel, it's about £100 for a roll, if you buy the lastolite, it's £200.

paper is 4 rolls for £110 posted from creativity backgrounds. Lot lighter, you obviously get the option to get 4 different colours...

it all depends on how much you're planning on using it really, and for what kind of thing. I use vinyl for events, but will probably buy some paper for fashion/editorial work soon.
 
It would be used to capture everything from head shots to full length portraits so looking for something that can be lit easily with three speedlights. I suppose 4 rolls is pretty good for £110 so i could try some white/black background shots and see how i go. I have been using a black suede material for my black background shots up to now but i can only use it for half body/head shots as it's not long enough. It works really well though.
 
Denyerec said:
Depending on the quality of the vinyl it might have a surface texture that could become visible in shadows in some scenarios. Paper is of course very very flat.
Click to expand...

this too. I just couldn't get the same 'look' out of my vinyl as you get from paper. vinyl's completely fine for white seamless, but anything else, or if you don't need to be abusing it, then get paper imo.
 
I have seen videos on youtube using perspex and one of the videos was Garry Edwards from here using it on the floor of a white background shoot. Would this be ok for a black background too? I would have thought so since it's clear but wondering if anyone has used this.
 
I've just read Garry Edwards post on the backgrounds threads that seems to answer most of my questions regarding the type of background. Thanks for your replies guy's.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top