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    How to fold giant reflectors and backgrounds without looking like an idiot
    Feb 21, 2017 John Aldred

    Folding reflectors, softboxes and backgrounds are awesome. There’s no two ways about it. They pack down really small for transport or storage, they pop up…

    How you can make a “canvas style” backdrop for £20!
    Jan 30, 2017 Joseph Parry

    Guys! Check this out! I own a fair few Gravity Backdrops and absolutely love them to pieces, but the problem I have is time. Sometimes…

    How to add a coloured background to your portraits in Photoshop
    Nov 28, 2016 John Aldred

    Adding coloured backgrounds to portraits is often done in camera at the time of shooting. It’s a quick and easy process that can be done…

    If you can only get one backdrop for your studio, grey is what you want and here’s why
    Jun 15, 2016 John Aldred

    When setting up a studio, one of the more difficult decisions that a newer studio shooter must make is which backdrop to get.  More often…

    How to make a studio shoot look like a location shoot
    May 31, 2016 Patrick Shipstad

    I just finished up a handful of promotional shots with actor Levi Fiehler and it went well. One of our shots was an odd editorial…

    Quick Tip: How To Protect A Cyclorama With A Tennis Ball
    Jan 21, 2016 Udi Tirosh

    If you own a cyclorama you know that part of the job of owning such a wonderful thing is that you have to occasionally re-paint…

    Flash Photography – Changing The Background Color With Gels
    Dec 29, 2015 Guest Author

    Here is a great tip if you are using a studio and don’t pack a bunch of backdrops. Of course, not owning many backdrops does not…

    Add Hand Painted Backgrounds To Your Photos In Seconds With This Digital Trick
    Dec 21, 2015 Udi Tirosh

    Some of the iconic portrait photographers, like Annie Leibovitz have a very common look for their studio portraits, they are shot against a hand painted…

    5 Ways To Get Creative With Seamless Background Paper
    Sep 3, 2015 Glenn Norwood

    I am a portrait and fashion photographer and the large percentage of my work is done in my studio. I love my studio, but space…

    My Solution For Creating Simple And Inexpensive Studio Backgrounds
    Sep 2, 2015 Robert Mitchell

    Photographer Robert Mitchell (see bio below) came up with a clever solution for creating an almost infinite amount of backgrounds using nothing more than a wall…