Re: Inexpensive background suggestions

[ljpowell <ljpowel@banet.net>]

Buy a white bed sheet - king size, or queen size is best.  buy some 
ordinary fabric dye - dark gray color.  Dye the sheet, but do a lousy job, 
so that the result is uneven.  (This is easier to do that it seems.  To do 
an even job, it is necessary to completely unbundle the fabric.  But a 
since a sheet is big, that's hard to do, and the result is that you are 
almost guaranteed an uneven dye job!).

With a dark gray background, the appearance in the photograph then depends 
entirely on the light you put on the background.



At 13:09 1/20/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> I am looking for tips/suggestions for inexepensive black or high-key white 
> backgrounds to use in an "home studio" (seamless preferred).  I have made 
> some preliminary investigations and note that you can buy Muslin 
> backgounds for about $50 to $75.  There must be other solutions.  I am 
> looking for something simple, for portraits.  If you have done this 
> before, your suggestions would be most welcomed.
> --Thanks in advance.
> John.
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