backdrops

JohnRJohnR Registered Users Posts: 732 Major grins
edited February 27, 2005 in Accessories
Part 2 of studio stuff.

Wondering about backdrops. Muslins seem to cost a lot! :wxwax

Can you use regular bed sheets for this? Any recommendations?

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  • fishfish Registered Users Posts: 2,950 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2005
    JohnR wrote:
    Can you use regular bed sheets for this? Any recommendations?
    Not on the first date. :lynn
    "Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk." - Edward Weston
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  • JohnRJohnR Registered Users Posts: 732 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2005
    fish wrote:
    Not on the first date. :lynn

    awwww...but I'll sleep on my side. Please? rolleyes1.gif
  • John MuellerJohn Mueller Registered Users Posts: 2,555 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2005
    My GF makes mine.Go to the fabric shop and get what you want and then dye then.Seems to work great.Here is a link on making your own.
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  • JohnRJohnR Registered Users Posts: 732 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2005
    What does she buy at the fabric shop..muslin sheets?
  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2005
    MHJS wrote:
    My GF makes mine.Go to the fabric shop and get what you want and then dye then.Seems to work great.Here is a link on making your own.

    i nominate john's gf to make backdrops for everybody! who agrees? deal.gif
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  • SeymoreSeymore Banned Posts: 1,539 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2005
    andy wrote:
    i nominate john's gf to make backdrops for everybody! who agrees? deal.gif
    Yea... I'll 2nd that motion! And, I'll take 2... Dark grey and light grey! :D
    Not greedy...
  • JohnRJohnR Registered Users Posts: 732 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2005
    Check out this thread:
    http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=6708
  • fishfish Registered Users Posts: 2,950 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2005
    andy wrote:
    i nominate john's gf to make backdrops for everybody! who agrees? deal.gif

    I'm in. I need a random mix of charcoal, gray, and blue. thumb.gif
    "Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk." - Edward Weston
    "The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."-Hunter S.Thompson
  • KaganKagan Registered Users Posts: 196 Major grins
    edited February 27, 2005
    I bought muslin at Walmart this week for 6.23 per yard. I bought 3 yards. That was plenty to experiment with my kids. Hope that helps!
    Kagan
  • John MuellerJohn Mueller Registered Users Posts: 2,555 Major grins
    edited February 27, 2005
    andy wrote:
    i nominate john's gf to make backdrops for everybody! who agrees? deal.gif
    She has agreed to make them,but for a price :D
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