Reflector Studio

[Zach Matthews]

Hey guys –

What kind of white backdrop material is being used in product photos and fly shots?

[anonymous]

Hi

Zip down to your local Home Depot/Hardware Store of choice and pick up 2’x 4′

[Zach Matthews]

Perfect Will.

[Ben Cochran]

Zach, some good quality poster board will work fine as well. Do the same technique as mentioned with plenty of defused light.. You can then adjust the white through the colour select tool.. You already know about white balance so, I left that out… Couple of examples

[Ben Cochran]

and another

[Zach Matthews]

Those all look very good but I have to give the prize to Will.

[anonymous]

Hi

The panels fit T-Bar suspended type ceilings often seen in basements-
http://shopping.msn.com/results/shp/?bCatID=4846,av=12-2087159

They are found at most Home Depot type stores

Here is the setup I use -excuse the horrid quicky pics:)( I usually put white paper underneath to hide the table/wall)-

and the diffuser added-

As you can see I went

[Zach Matthews]

Aha.

[anonymous]

Hi

The bulbs are generally available at your local photo store. The swing arm lamps came from Staples.

The drawback of all this is, the lamps get hot!!!! and seem to work best if all connected to a power bar and turned off

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