Re: fabric for backdrop

[Mark Cassino]

I went to the fabric store and almost bought black velvet - but I was 
fortunate to run into an old acquaintance there who directed me to the 
"bathrobe velour" fabric (that's what it was called.) Not as plush as velvet 
but still black, fuzzy, drinks light, and best of all... cheap and machine 
washable. Real velvet is pretty pricey and does not wash well.

Over the years I've bought a few other bits of fabric - a leopard skin 
pattern (that I actually flip over and use just the dark brown backing of), 
and a nice charcoal gray with lighter specks in it, which makes for a nice 
backdrop when you don't want a black hole.  I also use some large sheets of 
yellow-white linen that were left in he house when I moved in - they really 
wrinkle and the wrinkles themself make for a nice texture.

- MCC
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Mark Cassino Photography
Kalamazoo, MI
www.markcassino.com
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Amita Guha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <pentax-discuss@pdml.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 10:26 PM
Subject: fabric for backdrop


I want to start playing around shooting objects against a backdrop, and I
don't want to spend the money on a "real" backdrop. Mainly I just want to
experiment with artificial lighting, and I'll probably be doing a lot of
closeups. Is there a particular kind of fabric I should use? I was going 
to
just go to my local fabric store and buy some black velvet.

Thanks,
Amita