For us, studio photography heads, playing with different paper backdrops might seem as a necessity. Luckily, photographer Elaine Torres with AdoramaTV is about to share a few Aces in her deck.
Elaine shares with us: “I love to use seamless paper backdrops. I love them because you can find these in so many colors, and there are the cheaper options and also because the material is so versatile allowing you to use these in so many ways than just a backdrop. So for this reason today I’m going to show you four ways that you can use seamless paper backdrops and studio photography.”
“Obviously we need to start with the default way to use these paper backgrounds because they come in a really nice matte finish. They are also wrinkle free, unless you do it on purpose, and because they come in a variety of different colors or just the basic ones.”
“Next we can mix this up by using two colors. First you can do that by cutting a smaller piece. For this one I’m going to use one nine-foot roll and I’m going to cut a smaller piece from the same roll in a different color to place a side-by-side.”
“Another way we can play with this piece is by playing with the sizing and the placement around the background. So now we can also use the same piece, or another piece of another color and use it to cover the floor. This will make it look like we are shooting on a set instead of just photography seamless background. And you can also have two colors.”
“Now let’s be even bolder and let’s use this paper in a more creative way. And one way that you can do this is by using the paper as a prop or an accessory for the shoot. So what I did today is just wrinkle the paper and then use the paper with the texture.”
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