Back grounds

[robbrouse]

Have antone ever bought any from this ebay seller?

http://stores.ebay.com/2DreamMaker_W0QQcolZ4QQdirZ1QQfsubZ0QQftidZ2QQtZkm

The price is good, but are they junk?

Don't have a lot of room and they will have to be taken up and down can't leave them up all the time.

Robb

[RPCrowe]

I haven't bought backgrounds from this seller but have bought a background stand with crossbar. The product was well made and worth the money.

Muslin backgrounds (like bedsheets) can either be made from good fabric which will not wrinkle as badly or be made from inferior quality fabric which will always look like an unmade bed despite the attempts of the photogrpher co counter the wrinkles and/or keep them out of focus.

Sometimes you can see that the BG material is crappy looking from the seller's images, but sometimes it is just an unpleasant surprise. I no longer use muslin and have gone to canvas BG material. Heavier, more expensive and more difficult to store, but usually providing a nicer look.

[PMatthes]

Per RPCrowe's comments: I agree, you get what you pay for. I haven't bought from this person, but have bought cheap "muslins," if you can even call them that, off ebay. They're thin, wrinkle like all hell, and don't photograph well.

Re: the canvas route, usually Wal-mart and JoAnn Fabrics/Michaels has a ton of good material. You can get 48" widths for as little as 2.99 a yard at times. And canvas holds up MUCH better IMHO. My black 4' X 12' canvas backdrop was $12 and it works like a champ. Just clamp it to your background stand.

Sorry to threadjack a bit, just letting you know that there are ways to get inexpensive backgrounds that work well.

[robbrouse]

Thanks for the info. Might be time to pay wally world a visit.

[DaveL]

I bought the poly canvas backdrop from these guys. I've bought a
couple things from this seller and received the item very quickly.

I would recommend staying away from the poly canvas backdrop
because it is not forgiving with wrinkles and... the weave of the
material is visible depending on the depth of field... at least IMHO
it doesn't photograph great...