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Subject: [Leica] OT: backdrop recommendation?
From: dpost at triad.rr.com (Dan Post)
Date: Mon Aug 23 08:18:47 2004
References: <BAY19-F12EoPXCFbN4T00054af5@hotmail.com>

Eric-
Sounds silly, but it worked for me!
I went to either Home Depot, or Lowes home improvement store- it's been a
while and I forget which one, though I am sure both stores, or many home
improvement places have them.
I bought a large canvas drop cloth- it did have one seam in it, but has not
really mattered so far.
it was about 12' wide and about 12' long and I got it for about $25.
I went to the paint department and bought a mis-mixed gallon of paint for
$3, in a dark gray color- If they don't have the color you want laying
around, buying a gallon of cheap latex is not too dear.
I took it home and painted it- fortunately, I have an airless sprayer, but
you could lay it on your driveway and roll it, I suppose! I hung it up and
shot it with two coats and have a dark gray backdrop for less than $50.
I suppose you could paint it white, or any color- I have though about going
back and 'sponge' painting some highlight areas in brown, tan and blue.
I used to for a website photo for our online shop- www.gbhminiatures.com
which shows my niece with a house we built in front of the backdrop.
Good Luck!
Dan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "eric korenman" <leica_korenman@hotmail.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 5:22 PM
Subject: [Leica] OT: backdrop recommendation?


> Ok - I am tired of using bed sheets for backdrops.
>
> I ready to buy decent backdrop material.
> Plan to use it mostly for 'blow out' white backgrounds.
>
> Recommendations?
>
> thanks
> Eric
>
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