DIY portrait backgrounds from Jake Hicks

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Iggy
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Re: DIY portrait backgrounds from Jake Hicks

Postby Iggy » Fri 05 Jun 2020, 18:45

Thanks Andy.
That is helpful.

I was wondering what cloth like material is suitable for a black backdrop for small still life arrangements?

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Re: DIY portrait backgrounds from Jake Hicks

Postby Mike Farley » Sat 06 Jun 2020, 08:49

Iggy wrote:I was wondering what cloth like material is suitable for a black backdrop for small still life arrangements?

Black velvet.

https://www.creativeislandphoto.com/blog/black-velvet
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Re: DIY portrait backgrounds from Jake Hicks

Postby Iggy » Sat 06 Jun 2020, 17:13

Thanks Mike.
Peter Baumgarten does produce some wonderful images with the black velvet.
I was just wondering where to get the high quality black velvet required.
On some of the sites selling black velvet, photographers have kindly left a comment saying that it was not suitable for photography backdrops.
Some pointed out small particle reflection or too see through.

So what and where do I get the photographic grade black velvet?

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Re: DIY portrait backgrounds from Jake Hicks

Postby Mike Farley » Sat 06 Jun 2020, 19:01

Iggy wrote:So what and where do I get the photographic grade black velvet?

Google is your friend when it comes to answering that. All I can tell you is that I bought mine from a shop called MacCulloch and Wallis which sells fine fabrics and is located just off Oxford Street at 25 Dering Street W1. It was a few years ago now and seemed damned pricey at around £20 per metre as I recall, but seems to be doing the job.

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Iggy
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Re: DIY portrait backgrounds from Jake Hicks

Postby Iggy » Sun 07 Jun 2020, 10:07

Thanks Mike,
MacCulloch and Wallis are still listed but there a few outlets in Croydon that probably do black velvet.
Also many on google.

Thanks for sharing that lovely image.
Did you follow Peter Baumgarten's suggestions or do your own set-up?

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Re: DIY portrait backgrounds from Jake Hicks

Postby Mike Farley » Sun 07 Jun 2020, 10:33

Iggy wrote:Thanks for sharing that lovely image.
Did you follow Peter Baumgarten's suggestions or do your own set-up?

Thanks for the comment. As I had never previously heard of Peter Baumgarten until I used Google to find an example of using a black backdrop, I can safely say that the shot is all my own work. 8-)
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