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Feb 14, 2012 06:58 |  #1

While in the process of setting up my studio, took me a while before I got the paper up, so I finally set it up the other day and unrolled it... below is what I saw.

EDIT: The texture in the paper seems too bumpy, is that how it's supposed to be?


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Feb 14, 2012 07:04 |  #2

Maybe I am missing something... what is wrong with what you see (and what you pictured)??


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Feb 14, 2012 07:05 |  #3

What's wrong? Are you referring to the white spot? Looks like the flash is hitting it too hard? Try moving it back or turning the power down and see how it looks.


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Feb 14, 2012 07:20 |  #4

Sorry, I meant the bumpy texture in the paper. Is it supposed to be like that?


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Feb 14, 2012 07:34 |  #5

Try putting the background light more in front of the paper. Lighting it from the side will emphasize the any wrinkles in the paper.


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Feb 14, 2012 10:21 |  #6

Hmm... so it's normal for paper to have that bumpy a texture? Not had a chance to use it in my shots yet, need to get rid of the old large office desk on the right side before i roll it out.


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Feb 14, 2012 10:46 |  #7

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Hmm... so it's normal for paper to have that bumpy a texture? Not had a chance to use it in my shots yet, need to get rid of the old large office desk on the right side before i roll it out.

No. It is NOT normal to have so many wrinkles on Paper...


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Feb 14, 2012 11:00 |  #8

Looks like that paper took severe humidity in my very modest opinion...
but I might be mistaken, I just got my first one too...


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Feb 14, 2012 11:54 |  #9

Ok, finally some that agree with me. :p I had read about wrinkles being caused by humidity.

Oman unfortunately is a very humid country and I try to keep this room as free from humidity as possible but I is there more I can do or would I have to live with this problem?

This was some chinese brand paper, would better quality paper like Colorama (which is available here) be more resistant to humidity?


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Feb 14, 2012 12:01 |  #10

tman2782 wrote in post #13896387 (external link)
Ok, finally some that agree with me. :p I had read about wrinkles being caused by humidity.

Oman unfortunately is a very humid country and I try to keep this room as free from humidity as possible but I is there more I can do or would I have to live with this problem?

This was some chinese brand paper, would better quality paper like Colorama (which is available here) be more resistant to humidity?

Most of us have studios in the basement and it gets humid, especially in the summer. warmer stats here in the US are humid as well.

How are you storing these when not in use? You shoul pu them back in the cardboard tube and stand it vertically.

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Feb 14, 2012 12:03 |  #11

I get what you are seeing, but I'm still betting that if you light it from less of an extreme angle you wont even notice it.




  
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Feb 14, 2012 12:28 |  #12

shankarhokie wrote in post #13896425 (external link)
Most of us have studios in the basement and it gets humid, especially in the summer. warmer stats here in the US are humid as well.

How are you storing these when not in use? You shoul pu them back in the cardboard tube and stand it vertically.

https://photography-on-the.net …ghlight=seamles​s+humidity

https://photography-on-the.net …ghlight=seamles​s+humidity

I just got this about 2 weeks ago and has been stored vertically (read about this) in the same room. Just had time only the other day to have it set up. The vendor also stores these vertically in a room filled with other equipment.

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I get what you are seeing, but I'm still betting that if you light it from less of an extreme angle you wont even notice it.

Probably true. I haven't even tried lighting it in a normal setting just yet, will test and hope for the best results.


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