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Using a collapsible background to make a home photography studio St. Petersburg Florida

DateMonday, August 6, 2012 at 5:02PM AuthorJason Collin

Kiki & I in a self-portrait featuring my new Botero Collapsible Background - Nikon D300 Tamron 17-50mm @ f/5.6 ISO 200 1/60th - Strobist: SB-800 in brolly to frame right & SB-600 pointed up at background with blue gel and HONL snoot (open)I am always looking to improve the range and quality of photography products I can offer to clients.  In the pursuit of this I invested in a collapsible photography background (view on bhphotovideo.com) that measures 5'x7' is neutral to dark gray and folds up like a car sunshade into a circle when not in use.  Such a background allows one to setup a small studio space virtually anywhere, including your own living room.  

My new home studio setup featuring a 43" brolly on a light stand, 5'x7' collapsible background & gelled speedlight (behind me)The collapsible background does not require any special holder or stand.  I simply took a canvas print off the wall and rested the background up against it.  It took a little fiddling and flipping it over to get it to stay in the space I wanted it too, but all-in-all a pretty easy setup.  The background is easily big enough for two people, and maybe three or more depending on how they are posed.

This self-portrait headshot took MANY takes to make!If you like to make portraits and do not have the space to maintain a dedicated photo studio in your home, then my photography tip is to invest in a collapsible background that can be used in any room in the house and easily taken over to the homes of friends and family too.

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Reader Comments (4)

Love the dog. Are you familiar with Jon Lajoie? He is an actor comedian. You look a lot like him.

August 7, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterJai Catalano

Hey! You're almost smiling in the last picture. Awesome!

Any advice on what color to get? Is the dark bluish one you have the most versatile color?

August 16, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterDayna

In my mind I thought I was smiling a lot more!

I actually bought a dark gray background:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/303021-REG/Botero_C02357_023_Collapsible_Background_5x7.html

And I was using a colored gel over a speedlight to change the background cover. So by buying a gray background and a set of colored gels, I can change the background to any color as needed. Pretty cool actually.

August 18, 2012 | Registered CommenterJason Collin

@Jai -- I was not familiar with Jon Lajoie but just checked now...I guess maybe we have similar hair!

August 18, 2012 | Registered CommenterJason Collin

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