The tools you need to make this easy back drop are joint compound, a putty knife, laminated plywood (you choose the size you want), different artist sponges and brushes to paint with, and a matte finish. The first video that really got me going on DIY backdrops was from the Bite Shot.
You could go wild making these! Youtube Video Tutorials to watch for DIY BackDrops There are so many different types of surfaces you can recreate and different colored paints out there. Pay attention to the wood grain the board has. Then all you have to do at home is drill the boards together.
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He even showed me how to take a part an entire pallet board but after doing that, I realized it’s just easier to go to the hardware store and have the employees there cut the boards for you. Making your own boards requires some new skills to learn, I didn’t know how to use a saw or drill but thankfully my electrician friend helped me with that. It’s up to you to decide what you want to use.īrooke Lark has a great video on how to do that. Some bloggers do not like vinyl because you can easily tell that its fake. Just make sure the images are good quality. If I wanted something that was blue and grey I’d search for blue and grey marble background. I used google’s image search and just searched for what I wanted. You can purchase vinyl backdrops through Etsy (Swanky Prints) or you can simply create your own via Vistaprint. If you don’t feel like creating your own backdrops Vinyl is always an option. Over the years of being a food photographer I’ve collected many different types of backdrops and backgrounds from Vinyl to making them on my own. There are so many different types of surfaces for taking pictures on and when I first started out it was white cardboard. Having different backdrops is important in food photography.
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