Where to get distressed floorboard backdrops

[RosieParsons]

I want to do some product photography (of my own products, not branching out into professional product photography!) and am planning on using natural light, but I would like to get a nice distressed floorboard type background. I'm having real trouble finding much on the internet, just one place seems to do it in the UK and I would like to have a bit more choice! Can anyone recommend somewhere? Thanks!

 

[Sharky]

Try : http://www.photography-backdrops.co.uk/

 

[Pookeyhead]

Product Shots

B&Q

 

[Strappy]

Pull up your carpets?

 

[Nod]

Maybe yellow pages would throw up a reclaimation yard who may well have some old floorboards.

 

[ianp5a]

There is always shooting against a plain background and add the wood on the computer after.

 

[big soft moose]

its easy enough to get some floorboards from any local reclaim place

 

[Phil V]

its easy enough to get some floorboards from any local reclaim place

Rolling them up is a bugger though

 

[Pookeyhead]

There is always shooting against a plain background and add the wood on the computer after.

LOL... No.

 

[Pookeyhead]

its easy enough to get some floorboards from any local reclaim place

^ this too. Depends if you want old and knackered... or fashionably distressed.

 

[big soft moose]

Rolling them up is a bugger though

this is true - but fake backgrounds are often unconvincing.

if its for a one off i'd use real floorboards and then cut them up for firewood afterwards

 

[Pookeyhead]

I used laminate flooring. Some of that stuff is VERY convincing from more than 6 inches away, or until you actually walk on it.

 

[Llamaman]

There is always shooting against a plain background and add the wood on the computer after.

I'm not sure how a dubious browsing history after a day's shooting helps...

Oh, I see what you mean now.

 

[Llamaman]

fashionably distressed

My wife's reaction to some of my ties.

 

[RosieParsons]

Thanks for all the suggestions guys! Sounds like photography-backdrops.co.uk is going to be the place to go I think!

 

[Delta Skies]

Depending on how much you need pop down to B&Q and take home a freebie sample of wallpaper. In true Blue Peter style, here's one I made earlier https://www.flickr.com/photos/deltaskies/13033708045/

 

[RosieParsons]

Awesome thanks Peter, that looks ideal!!

 

[KateRose]

Not sure whether it'd be practical but Wilko online have some amazing photographic (literally - made from photos, as against "for photographers"!) wallpapers. THere are at least 2 variants of distressed floorboard on their online shop currently - here's one, you can track down the other similar stuff from this listing:
http://www.wilko.com/wallpaper/fine...VBMST=&VBMTC=941388d8f47122517e8c457304d4a9fb