Studio setup help

Hey guys, I'm starting to get into indoor studio photography for kids/babies (my wife is preggo, so I need practice before baby comes).

I purchased floor drops and back drops. I have all the gear I need for a normal studio shoot.

I've seen in photos that some photographers will have something like a wooden floordrop on the floor, and a pattern backdrop as the background. Where they meet on the floor, I see them place some wall/house trim/molding or whatever you call it. It hides the seem and makes the setup look more like an actual house/room.

My question is, how do I keep it in place and make it look realistic? Do I have to tape it onto the backdrop that's hanging so it acts as both a weight and to hide the gap between the backdrops?

Any other tips/recommendations about studio setups?

fashionrider wrote in post #17744297
Hey guys, I'm starting to get into indoor studio photography for kids/babies (my wife is preggo, so I need practice before baby comes).

I purchased floor drops and back drops. I have all the gear I need for a normal studio shoot.

I've seen in photos that some photographers will have something like a wooden floordrop on the floor, and a pattern backdrop as the background. Where they meet on the floor, I see them place some wall/house trim/molding or whatever you call it. It hides the seem and makes the setup look more like an actual house/room.

My question is, how do I keep it in place and make it look realistic? Do I have to tape it onto the backdrop that's hanging so it acts as both a weight and to hide the gap between the backdrops?

Any other tips/recommendations about studio setups?

Heya,

Get things that roll up and if it's paper it will break down and tear. Vinyl costs more but it lasts. Kids are not nice to things. Keep that in mind before you waste money on paper stuff that will see lots of use.

I used my kitchen often as the "studio" for my newborn 2 years ago. I used black backdrops and paper/vinyl "texture" prints for flooring and stuff. Props, just get things. I also did some with a white backdrop, just to get a shot of the baby when they're older. My advice is keep it simple. Very simple. Don't buy a bunch of stuff. Just get one or two backdrops and a few props and one or two floor prints and call it a day. Focus on actually being able to make images with that first, before buying more. Kids can be tough unless they're sleeping.

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To hold the trip board to your drop just use a spring clamp on each end and clamp it to your paper or what ever you use for your background. I do this on a large scale 107" seamless and it works just fine.