![]() ![]() If you are photographing young children or babies on the floor, then you will need to have your background extend to the floor. If you are photographing people standing and you are just shooting them from the waist up, then you only need your backdrop to cover that area and you don’t have to worry about what the bottom of your photo backdrop looks like.īut most often, you want to ensure that the junction between the backdrop and the floor looks pleasing as well. If the fabric is rolling too much at the bottom, tape the bottom of the fabric to the wall. When you hang your strips of fabric, overlap the edges of the fabric 2-3 inches to keep the fabric curling open and showing the wall/paper behind. To attach the fabric to the curtain rods or the fishing line, turn over the top few inches of each fabric strip and use clamps, large binder clips, or even safety pins to secure. If you are covering a wide area as I did, and you are using lightweight curtain rods, you may need to use two curtain rods to reach the entire way across.Īlternatively, you can tie a fishing line, or a rope, string, etc., across your space, attaching the ends on command hooks or hooks that you have secured in the wall studs or the ceiling. You can use a cheap curtain rod from the dollar store and attach it to the wall using command strip hooks so that you don’t damage your walls. ![]() If you are using a fabric that is too heavy to hold with painter’s tape, there are some other ways you can drape fabric for your DIY backdrop. If your fabric is lightweight, you may be able to use masking tape or painter’s tape.īecause my rolls of fabric were so light, I used green painter’s tape to hold them up, taping the top of each strip of fabric to my seamless paper. Next, you need to hang your fabric or secure it to the wall. You just want to make sure that distracting colors don’t show through. The white behind the fabric doesn’t have to be perfect – anything will do.īecause you will have your fabric draping down in front of the white paper, you won’t see the seams where the paper connects. You can cover the wall with white craft paper, wrapping paper, or poster paper. In my case, I was able to squeeze my 9-foot seamless white paper and stands into the room and so I taped my fabric onto that white paper.īut, if you don’t have a 9-foot white seamless and backdrop stand, no worries. Since the room where I was shooting has blue walls, I needed to cover the blue with white paper before I attached the white glitter fabric. If you have light-colored walls, you can hang your background fabric directly on your walls. If the fabric you chose for your DIY backdrop is lightweight or translucent, you need to ensure the color of the wall behind it will not show through. Step 1 – Prepare a Plain Wall or Area for your Backdrop Yes, this sparkling photo backdrop is simply made of inexpensive glitter fabric and it is so easy to set up… This glittery, easy DIY backdrop only cost me ten dollars - I made it out of five rolls of gift-wrap fabric that I bought at the dollar store. I was so thrilled with my low-budget DIY photo backdrop that I made for our New Year’s Eve photoshoot that I had to tell you how I made it.Īs you can see in the video below, you can add even more style to your photos with these DIY photo booth props… Often, you want something extra fun - especially if it is for a holiday-themed photo shoot or a party or a special event, such as a wedding photo booth or a New Year’s Eve Party photo booth. But I don’t always have the space, time, or desire for that whole set up.Īs well, plain white or colored seamless backgrounds can get boring. I do have professional backdrops stands with 9-foot rolls of seamless paper in various colors for my studio work. ![]() I have used all kinds of photo backdrops over the years, from 9-foot rolls of seamless paper to printed vinyl backdrops to foam core to various sizes and kinds of fabric - and they all have different pros, cons, and price points.įor small photoshoots such as craft, food, or product shoots, I usually use pieces of foam core, wood, paper, or fabric to create DIY photo backgrounds. Check out how to make this easy DIY photo backdrop for only ten dollars…Īs a photographer, a blogger, and a mom, I am always looking for the perfect background for my photos. You can make your own DIY backdrop for next to nothing. Gorgeous photography backdrops don’t need to be expensive. ![]()
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