The BEST $25 you'll EVER spend! POTD 4.2.07
Ok, so if you are looking for an inexpensive backdrop, drop everything, go to WalMart and get 8 yards of black felt. It will be the best $25 you ever spent!! This stuff works great. You'll have spot it with a lint brush, but wow...it worked so well. These are a few of the shots I got using this felt and was impressed I didn't have to do anything in PS to the black. I used natural light and varied Ap/SS. I did realize that I need a hairlight with really dark backdrops though;) I mainly used my 24-70L for these and toggled between ISO 400-800 depending on light.
20 comments:
These are great! Great idea for a backdrop too!
These are sweet! That *is* a great idea for a backdrop! Thanks for sharing with everyone! I'll have to try this!
sweet! I'm doing my very first maternity shoot in the morning. I guess I really should be getting in bed soon!
I love the first one the best. Nice conversions too.
i like the first and last ones the best. and i love your backdrop. i have some black velvet but i need a bigger hunk of the black felt for the ground. great compositions!
what a great find! love that first shot! Your colors are spot -on!
not too shabby girl! i wonder if the felt is sold in white...i just can't seem to find a white bg that's wide enough...
i like the shot with the froggy best. though i think i'd still go ahead and make the bg darker in ps. it looks a bit 'not-so-black' KWIM?
tfs!
These are beautiful. She should be so happy with these!
Who knew about the felt, huh? I've got a stupid black sheet that I use if I have to, but it always comes out gray. Oh, I also have black seemless, but it's a billion feet long, so I never get it out.
Anyway, the first one is my favorite. So sweet...she looks joyful. :)
The background does look great. I went to Walmart to buy black felt and somehow ended up with a black flannel and it would work great if it wasn't thin. I'll have to go back and try the felt. Thanks
Beautiful
Ohhh, I adore that last one, she looks so happy and carefree!
You're rocking those photos! Very cool!! Good tip on the felt too!
I really like the last one.
really like #3 and #4! love the angle and the frog is cute!
did you ps the first one along her hair line/backdrop? it looks a little smudgy to me on my computer, but i didn't click on it full-size.
i'll have to go back and look...:)
Vwey nice! I'm with ya on the Walmart thing! I've got lots of colors from there! Have you tried to convert any to B&W? (miami_mama)
These are wonderful shots, she looks so happy and definitly has that "glow". The frog is so cute...
adorable pics.
These are very pretty, and what a great deal on the fabric. I like your perspective on these, and I'd love to see some of them in B&W.
Very cute! Love the froggie! :) How much black felt did you need to cover the bg and floor?
Nevermind....just read your post all about how much you used! Golly......:)-
Thanks for the tip!! I'm all over inexpensive AND good!!
The first and last pics here are my favs!! You can tell she's already in love with that baby!
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