I have been asked to take a school photo style portrait of a 6 year old family member after the official school one was a bit of a disaster. Apparently the little fella had a great huge fake smile that looked like something off the Joker and mum was not best pleased lol....
I have tinkered with photography previously but always struggled to get beyond snap shot standard, but I have never tried portraits..
My main concern is that I need a back drop. I have looked around the house and none of the plain walls are in a suitable position to use..I don't want to spend a lot of money on this at this point, but at the same time I don't want anything too cheap and nasty either...
Is there any reason I should not use a plain coloured heavy blackout curtain ? I can get a single panel around 60"x72" (meant for a door) for about £25...Some look like a smooth velvet while others have a nice textured finish almost like hessian...
I realise I would need to hang it flat not bunched like a curtain, and I will need to get rid of any wrinkles, but I can sort those..
So any thoughts on using a curtain panel in this way? I did look at some of the pop up backgrounds but at £75 to £100 they were a bit expensive at this stage...
Thanks in advance,
Peter
I have tinkered with photography previously but always struggled to get beyond snap shot standard, but I have never tried portraits..
My main concern is that I need a back drop. I have looked around the house and none of the plain walls are in a suitable position to use..I don't want to spend a lot of money on this at this point, but at the same time I don't want anything too cheap and nasty either...
Is there any reason I should not use a plain coloured heavy blackout curtain ? I can get a single panel around 60"x72" (meant for a door) for about £25...Some look like a smooth velvet while others have a nice textured finish almost like hessian...
I realise I would need to hang it flat not bunched like a curtain, and I will need to get rid of any wrinkles, but I can sort those..
So any thoughts on using a curtain panel in this way? I did look at some of the pop up backgrounds but at £75 to £100 they were a bit expensive at this stage...
Thanks in advance,
Peter
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