Best advice for photography backdrop?

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Has anyone got tips on how to make a photography backdrop look completely white allover?? e.g. what lighting, what type of backdrop? how far should the subject be standing/sitting away from the backdrop to appear completely white? I currently am doing a pretty good job, however when i look back at the photos, i see a few creases in the material... anyone get any advice/tips?? Many Thanks.. XDXD
 
White seamless paper is most commonly used for this look. You must have light on the paper a couple of stops brighter than your subject. In other words, you will set your key and fill lighting and exposure properly for your subject, then have auxillary lights on the background that are brighter than the lights on the subject. So you actually have a "blown out" background. As is true with any background, it is best not to have your subject too close, at least 5 feet away is best.

steve
 
simple, overexpose it... itll go brilliant white... then meter off yor subjects face... JD
 
You should check out this site:

http://www.strobist.blogspot.com/

They have a lot of info on anything related to photography.

Don't worry about the little wrinkles or creases, you can edit those out, or maybe use a lower f-stop on your camera? For the backdrop, you can use basically anything that is an even white or polypropylene paper that you can get at art stores or places like Staples, I think.

Here's an interesting idea that could help you create soft and even lighting, like in a studio:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Cigarette-Packet-Flash-Diffuser/

good luck :D
 
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