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I was wondering if anyone who uses or has used backgrounds could give me their experiences with them please.
I would like to use a background for portraits and pet photography. It would be taken and set up at the client's home so I was thinking of a set up that doesn't take up too much space.
At first I considered a collapsible background which is very portable but at 1.5m x 2m seems a bit too small for comfort. Maybe for someone sitting on a chair / 3/4 portraits but for full length or 2-3 people or dogs, probably not?
Then we have the paper background which is suspended via two lightstands. I've used this set up in a studio recently and the set up was very large to accomodate what I was shooting at the time. I got an idea of the time and effort it took in setting it all up, but I was wondering if I could use a 6ft wide paper background so even with the lightstands, it would take up less room in someone's house?
Just how feasible is using a paper/light stand background set up in (for example) a living room? If it's too much hassle or to worry about, is it better just sticking with a pop up background and also using the decor in the room as a background?
I would like to use a background for portraits and pet photography. It would be taken and set up at the client's home so I was thinking of a set up that doesn't take up too much space.
At first I considered a collapsible background which is very portable but at 1.5m x 2m seems a bit too small for comfort. Maybe for someone sitting on a chair / 3/4 portraits but for full length or 2-3 people or dogs, probably not?
Then we have the paper background which is suspended via two lightstands. I've used this set up in a studio recently and the set up was very large to accomodate what I was shooting at the time. I got an idea of the time and effort it took in setting it all up, but I was wondering if I could use a 6ft wide paper background so even with the lightstands, it would take up less room in someone's house?
Just how feasible is using a paper/light stand background set up in (for example) a living room? If it's too much hassle or to worry about, is it better just sticking with a pop up background and also using the decor in the room as a background?