Seamless Paper Wall Mount System
Now, here is a question, what do you do with all your seamless backdrops while they are not in use?
Store them of course. Savage has a nice sponge system for storing backdrops, the right way - standing up.
Why do you want to store them standing up? Because if you store seamless paper lying down you will get rippled paper. The weight of the paper sets on the bottom part of the paper and presses it against the floor. While this does not crease the paper, it reshapes it into an oval, and when rolled out it will show ripples. not that good.
So, how about that Savage system again? Well, to store a seamless upright, you'll need a wall as high at least as the length of the paper - 3 meters. While this is not rare in studios it is kinda rare in home studios.
Reader Mathew Roch sent a tip via twitter about a way to mount seamless on a rack. This sounds like an elegant solution because you A - don't need a high ceiling and B - since the paper lays on a rack it is not pressed against the floor.
Cindy Ellis shows a rack just like this (only smaller) on her flickr. The wall mount is made with some lumber and the backdrops are resting on PVC pipes. Kinda self explanatory once you see the picture.
To avoid ripples the backdrops are rolled up tight and fastened with rubber bands. Smart.
Here is the mount as build by Cindy's "fabulous hubby". The top bar doubles as roll holder when taking photographs.
Thanks for the tip, Mathew and Cindy.
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Seamless mounting system
As an alternative (extra), you could take the mounting system suggested by Cindy and attache it to the ceiling. If you hinged one end and added a quick release fastener of some kind at the other you have saved even more space. Tucked up out the way and pulled down when needed. A bit like a loft ladder. If you wanted to be really clever you could even put it in the location where you would usually shoot and make the bottom roll the working roll so to speak. Two, or three or whatever, birds with one stone.
Just a thought.
Steve H
Yet Another Alternative
You could construct a similar rack using nothing more than two 2x6's (& Screws):
Drill the desired number of holes centered and evenly distributed along the length of each 2x6.For each 2x6, cut a notch out of each end (think trapezoid), to screw (or lagbolt) directly into the desired mounting surface. (Additional screw locations could be added).Mount the two boards slightly farther apart then the width of your backdrop.Cut PVC/dowel rods to length.Done.
To remove simply slide rod to the side until the opposite side is free, swing outwards, then pull the other end of the rod out. To replace simply slide one end into a hole far enough to allow for the other end to swing into place then pull the rod back through the opposing hole. This could be mounted onto virtually any surface.
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