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carguy

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riverside said:
I use white 90% of the time (mostly product photography) but also have black, light/dark blue, red, tan and yellow for certain circumstances.

The problem I discovered with buying bulk fabric from a retail store is no edge hems/crimps and even more important no rod pocket for a backdrop stand. Unless you have seamstress services available I recommend buying any backdrop from a supplier who has them ready to go on your backdrop stand, ~$20/ea on eBay.

To avoid developing intense hatred of steam irons, get innovative about where to store your backdrop(s) when not in use. I use cheap garment racks and then cover them with old sheets to avoid dust, etc.

Don't forget clamps. They are handy.
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Great tips thanks. While I can see where a space to slip the support rod through the fabric would be nice, is there an issue using only clamps to hold the backdrop to the support rod?

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Rick M

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I got a few inexpensive ($25-$35) 10x12 cotton/polyester backgrounds from amazon. I like black the best. If you use clamps, distance and DoF you won't have to worry about wrinkles too much.
 
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riverside

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carguy said:
Great tips thanks. While I can see where a space to slip the support rod through the fabric would be nice, is there an issue using only clamps to hold the backdrop to the support rod?
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No. It does take considerably more time wrestling with a 10' piece of material for setup without the rod pocket. I use clamps to stretch all backdrops.
 
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carguy

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Added a Pocketwizard Plus III to the mix, Three Plus Xs on the way also (ebay score :D)
$345 for all four shipped. Looking at DIY mounting ideas for the stands... details coming.
 
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