Online Photography Training: Making a Stylish, Trendy but Cheap Background

Since we decided to make it a permanent background we made a simple light weight frame to make it easier and quicker to set-up and move around in the studio. The background frame was made out of 1×4 lumber to keep it as lite as possible. Had we made it out of 2×4’s it would have required 2 people to move it around in the studio. Here’s a quick shot of the frame right after we made it.

Lighting set-up for this shot is as follows.
1. Main Light – 3×4 Soft-box at f11
2. Fill – 4×6 Silver Reflector
3. Edge Light – Covered with Amber gel at f 5.6 1/2
4. Background Light – 7″ parabolic reflector with barn doors, covered with purple gel – f8
5. Background Light – 7″ parabolic reflector with barn doors, covered with blue gel – f8
6. Edge Light – Covered with Blue gel at f 5.6 1/2

Here’s some other photos we made with this background.

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