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<blockquote data-quote="FastGlass" data-source="post: 260515" data-attributes="member: 13822"><p>I use a 5x7 collapsible Botero background with white on one side and black on the other. Great for head shots. You could save money and get an 18% gray background and depending on how you use you're lights that background can look white, gray and even black. I also use a Photoflex pro background stand kit and Backdrop alley muslins. The quality and price on backgrounds you will find are all over the place as with the reviews. I like the products I use. The muslin background is a reversible type and it's a 20' length. I bought the longer option because I can double it up seeing it's not as thick as others. Only a problem if shooting against something that will luminate it from behind. I hear some people use seamless paper but my take on them is they might be hard to transport if doing on location shoots. Another option is to shoot using a green screen and later digitally apply any number of backgrounds. Photographers that shoot our schools individual portraits use them now and seem to come out pretty good. Good luck choosing. I found it hard to choose with all the options that are out there. The best advise I can give is to not go cheap, cheap. With photography, you get what you pay for.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="FastGlass, post: 260515, member: 13822"] I use a 5x7 collapsible Botero background with white on one side and black on the other. Great for head shots. You could save money and get an 18% gray background and depending on how you use you're lights that background can look white, gray and even black. I also use a Photoflex pro background stand kit and Backdrop alley muslins. The quality and price on backgrounds you will find are all over the place as with the reviews. I like the products I use. The muslin background is a reversible type and it's a 20' length. I bought the longer option because I can double it up seeing it's not as thick as others. Only a problem if shooting against something that will luminate it from behind. I hear some people use seamless paper but my take on them is they might be hard to transport if doing on location shoots. Another option is to shoot using a green screen and later digitally apply any number of backgrounds. Photographers that shoot our schools individual portraits use them now and seem to come out pretty good. Good luck choosing. I found it hard to choose with all the options that are out there. The best advise I can give is to not go cheap, cheap. With photography, you get what you pay for. [/QUOTE]

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