What Are The Best Backdrop Colors

What are the top five backdrop colors that essential to have in a studio?

there are a bunch of colors for backdrop in studio. and it all depend on what you want to take a picture of too

White and black are definately the top 2

Then blue and pink (for babies)

Then some muslin background as some people still dig that.

I have a black one and plan on getting a white one. I use the black one all the time.

Mid grey is the new Black !!!!!! they say with a mid grey back ground, a few coloured gels and different lighting techniques you can achieve lots of different coloured back grounds with the one background, even white and black.
check out Prophotonut, just google it, the guys called Damien Lovegrove, the site is free, and he gives away a multitude of photography tips, the technique i have just described is on there.
let me know what you think as this guy is one of my favourite photographers.

I've taken the cheap route for my back drops, rather than paying $90 per back drop, I have a black sheet and a white one that I will use.

Stealthy Ninja wrote: White and black are definately the top 2

Then blue and pink (for babies)

Then some muslin background as some people still dig that.

I use a green screen. I can make my background whatever I want.

Scotty wrote:

Stealthy Ninja wrote: White and black are definately the top 2

Then blue and pink (for babies)

Then some muslin background as some people still dig that.

I use a green screen. I can make my background whatever I want.

having never used a green screen this is probs a stupid question, what if your subject is wearing green or has green eyes or in fact is a little green alien?????

photobod wrote:

Scotty wrote:

Stealthy Ninja wrote: White and black are definately the top 2

Then blue and pink (for babies)

Then some muslin background as some people still dig that.

I use a green screen. I can make my background whatever I want.

having never used a green screen this is probs a stupid question, what if your subject is wearing green or has green eyes or in fact is a little green alien?????

Don't make them wear alien green, they won't have alien green eyes, and you can always blue screen it.

What if they're wearing black, or have black eyes?

Scotty wrote:

photobod wrote:

Scotty wrote:

Stealthy Ninja wrote: White and black are definately the top 2

Then blue and pink (for babies)

Then some muslin background as some people still dig that.

I use a green screen. I can make my background whatever I want.

having never used a green screen this is probs a stupid question, what if your subject is wearing green or has green eyes or in fact is a little green alien?????

Don't make them wear alien green, they won't have alien green eyes, and you can always blue screen it.

What if they're wearing black, or have black eyes?

Muslin you noobs.

Scotty wrote:

photobod wrote:

Scotty wrote:

Stealthy Ninja wrote: White and black are definately the top 2

Then blue and pink (for babies)

Then some muslin background as some people still dig that.

I use a green screen. I can make my background whatever I want.

having never used a green screen this is probs a stupid question, what if your subject is wearing green or has green eyes or in fact is a little green alien?????

Don't make them wear alien green, they won't have alien green eyes, and you can always blue screen it.

What if they're wearing black, or have black eyes?

I was in fact being serious, I know you can blue screen as well, but the question still stands, what if anything about your subject is the same colour as your green or blue screen, is there a problem ???

photobod wrote:

Scotty wrote:

photobod wrote:

Scotty wrote:

Stealthy Ninja wrote: White and black are definately the top 2

Then blue and pink (for babies)

Then some muslin background as some people still dig that.

I use a green screen. I can make my background whatever I want.

having never used a green screen this is probs a stupid question, what if your subject is wearing green or has green eyes or in fact is a little green alien?????

Don't make them wear alien green, they won't have alien green eyes, and you can always blue screen it.

What if they're wearing black, or have black eyes?

I was in fact being serious, I know you can blue screen as well, but the question still stands, what if anything about your subject is the same colour as your green or blue screen, is there a problem ???

If the green/blue is too close to the screen then yes.


Also if the green light at the back reflects onto the shoulders of the subject (say a white shirt) then you'll get problems.

Stealthy Ninja wrote:

photobod wrote:

Scotty wrote:

photobod wrote:

Scotty wrote:

Stealthy Ninja wrote: White and black are definately the top 2

Then blue and pink (for babies)

Then some muslin background as some people still dig that.

I use a green screen. I can make my background whatever I want.

having never used a green screen this is probs a stupid question, what if your subject is wearing green or has green eyes or in fact is a little green alien?????

Don't make them wear alien green, they won't have alien green eyes, and you can always blue screen it.

What if they're wearing black, or have black eyes?

I was in fact being serious, I know you can blue screen as well, but the question still stands, what if anything about your subject is the same colour as your green or blue screen, is there a problem ???

If the green/blue is too close to the screen then yes.

Also if the green light at the back reflects onto the shoulders of the subject (say a white shirt) then you'll get problems.

Thanks for that, I was genuinely interested but slipped the alien in for a bit of humour, willl be mure careful next time

photobod wrote:

Stealthy Ninja wrote:

photobod wrote:

Scotty wrote:

photobod wrote:

Scotty wrote:

Stealthy Ninja wrote: White and black are definately the top 2

Then blue and pink (for babies)

Then some muslin background as some people still dig that.

I use a green screen. I can make my background whatever I want.

having never used a green screen this is probs a stupid question, what if your subject is wearing green or has green eyes or in fact is a little green alien?????

Don't make them wear alien green, they won't have alien green eyes, and you can always blue screen it.

What if they're wearing black, or have black eyes?

I was in fact being serious, I know you can blue screen as well, but the question still stands, what if anything about your subject is the same colour as your green or blue screen, is there a problem ???

If the green/blue is too close to the screen then yes.

Also if the green light at the back reflects onto the shoulders of the subject (say a white shirt) then you'll get problems.

Thanks for that, I was genuinely interested but slipped the alien in for a bit of humour, willl be mure careful next time

NP

Green screen = invaluable.