What type of photography backdrop is used for different types of photography?

stuford21: What type of photography backdrop is used for different types of photography?
What type of photography backdrop is used for different types of photography?

I use a white background for my high key shots of children and couples.My black background for low key shots. I also have a sky blue tye dyed back drop… would this be best for events eg, graduation balls?

Also what other colours go with what??

Hope that makes sense. Thanks

Answers and Views:

Answer by fhotoace
Maybe at least one chroma key background. Green chroma key is the most popular (not just any green).

Answer by Andreas M
I have used black for artistic shots, head shots, and glamour. I have made my own using home depot materials for different textures for glamour, maxim, playboy styles. It really depends and it’s really the imagination of photography. You can use almost anything for background. It’s the fun of it. I use seamless papers, cloth, and as said before built my own very cheap meterials from home depot.

Answer by Sandra Photog
Right about the chroma key (“green screen”) background – it’s becoming essential for photographers in order to key-in ANY color background, scene, etc., that you want. The only thing to be careful with is setting-up the lighting correctly.

First of all, it HAS to be independently lit, or your flash/photo lighting will cast shadows on the green screen and that will work against you. Having said that, if the green screen is too bright, then it will reflect a green hue on your subject(s) and that’s not a really complimentary color on someone’s skin (not to mention that after you key-in something else, it will show through the green reflected part of their face or clothing).

The seamless paper is cheap, but a lot of photogs simply build a cheap plywood backdrop and paint it themselves. If you do that, understand that ANY green will not do! Use the movie industry’s standard “Stinger Green”. You can find examples of that specific green below and then just match the paint:

https://freephotocourse.com/free-images—portrait-backdrops.html
or
https://ptgmedia.pearsoncmg.com/images/0321269160/companionsite/Greenscreen.jpg

And a good article on using one:

https://www.film-and-video.com/broadcastvideoexamples-greenscreen.html

Good Luck fellow photog!