Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Eric- Sounds silly, but it worked for me! I went to either Home Depot, or Lowes home improvement store- it's been a while and I forget which one, though I am sure both stores, or many home improvement places have them. I bought a large canvas drop cloth- it did have one seam in it, but has not really mattered so far. it was about 12' wide and about 12' long and I got it for about $25. I went to the paint department and bought a mis-mixed gallon of paint for $3, in a dark gray color- If they don't have the color you want laying around, buying a gallon of cheap latex is not too dear. I took it home and painted it- fortunately, I have an airless sprayer, but you could lay it on your driveway and roll it, I suppose! I hung it up and shot it with two coats and have a dark gray backdrop for less than $50. I suppose you could paint it white, or any color- I have though about going back and 'sponge' painting some highlight areas in brown, tan and blue. I used to for a website photo for our online shop- www.gbhminiatures.com which shows my niece with a house we built in front of the backdrop. Good Luck! Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "eric korenman" <leica_korenman@hotmail.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 5:22 PM Subject: [Leica] OT: backdrop recommendation? > Ok - I am tired of using bed sheets for backdrops. > > I ready to buy decent backdrop material. > Plan to use it mostly for 'blow out' white backgrounds. > > Recommendations? > > thanks > Eric > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get ready for school! Find articles, homework help and more in the Back to > School Guide! http://special.msn.com/network/04backtoschool.armx > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >