Can anbody tell me whats the proper name for the background drop for photo shoots?

Question

Hey Im taking up photography as a hobbie for now hopefully a career, and i cant think of the name that photographers use at a studio, like its something like white background drop, sometimes it neon green so you can add special effects afterwards with photoshop. but i just want to find the drop material, cuz i can build my own lil iron holder lol

Answer 1

You can buy a king size white sheet - linen.
I used to take pics of people at a pond so the background would be a blurry green. I took a shot of the area with no one in it and I went to a big posters place and had them print it out real big. I used this indoors and it looks like they're outside.

Answer 2

The paper version is fairly economical and is called seamless. Typically, it comes in large rolls. I know some photographers use velvet as well, since the texture absorbs light, making for a highly uniform backdrop. Your local specialty store should sell the seamless in at least black or white. If not, B&H is great for stuff like this.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/category/1175/Studio_Equipment_Background_Materials_Equipment.html

Good luck to you!

Answer 3

Backdrops, drops, mattes and several other terms