< P > A s u c c e s s f u l p h o t o g r a p h y s t u d i o m u s t b e a b l e t o o f f e r i t s c l i e n t s a v a r i e t y o f b a c k g r o u n d s . A l t h o u g h s e a m l e s s p a p e r b a c k d r o p s a r e v e r y e f f e c t i v e a n d c o m m o n l y u s e d i n c o m m e r c i a l s t u d i o s , I p r e f e r t o u s e m u s l i n b a c k d r o p s i n m y s t u d i o . < / P > < P > M u s l i n b a c k d r o p s a r e s i g n i f i c a n t l y m o r e e x p e n s i v e t h a n s e a m l e s s p a p e r a n d r e q u i r e m o r e s t o r a g e s p a c e a n d c a r e . H o w e v e r , t h e y p r o v i d e i n t e r e s t i n g t e x t u r e s a n d m o r e r e a l i s t i c b a c k g r o u n d s f o r m o r e s o p h i s t i c a t e d s t u d i o w o r k . M u s l i n b a c k d r o p s v a r y f r o m v e r y s i m p l e , s i n g l e c o l o r b a c k g r o u n d s t o c o m p l i c a t e d , h a n d - p a i n t e d w o r k s o f a r t . L i k e w i s e , t h e y r a n g e i n p r i c e f r o m $ 3 0 t o u p w a r d s o f $ 4 0 0 p e r b a c k d r o p . T h u s , i f y o u d e c i d e t o i n v e s t i n m u s l i n b a c k d r o p s , y o u c e r t a i n l y n e e d t o k n o w h o w t o c a r e f o r t h e m p r o p e r l y . < / P > < P > H e r e a r e a f e w t i p s I h a v e f o u n d h e l p f u l i n c a r i n g f o r m u s l i n b a c k d r o p s : < / P > < P > W a s h i n g - I h a v e p u r c h a s e d a v a r i e t y o f m u s l i n s f r o m v a r i o u s m a n u f a c t u r e r s . S o m e w i l l i n d i c a t e t h a t m u s l i n s c a n b e h a n d o r m a c h i n e - w a s h e d . O t h e r s v e h e m e n t l y i n s t r u c t y o u N O T t o w a s h t h e m . I h a v e f o u n d t h r o u g h e x p e r i e n c e t h a t w a s h i n g m u s l i n s w i l l q u i c k l y d e g r a d e t h e i r q u a l i t y a n d h a s t e n y o u r n e e d t o r e p l a c e t h e m . I w o u l d a v o i d w a s h i n g m u s l i n s u n l e s s a b s o l u t e l y n e c e s s a r y . < / P > < P > S t a i n s o r S o i l - I f y o u r m u s l i n b a c k d r o p b e c o m e s s t a i n e d o r s o i l e d , t r y t o s p o t t r e a t u s i n g a s c r u b b r u s h a n d m i l d s o a p a n d w a r m w a t e r . N E V E R u s e b l e a c h o r h a r s h , a b r a s i v e d e t e r g e n t s . I f t h e s t a i n r e s i s t s s p o t t r e a t m e n t , y o u m a y n e e d t o s o a k t h e a r e a i n a w a r m w a t e r a n d m i l d s o a p s o l u t i o n o v e r n i g h t . Y o u c a n d r a p e t h e b a c k d r o p o v e r a t u b , s t r a t e g i c a l l y p l a c i n g t h e s p o t o v e r t h e t u b a n d p l a c i n g a s m o o t h b u t h e a v y o b j e c t o n t h e s p o t t o h o l d i t i n t h e s o l u t i o n . I f t h i s c o u r s e o f a c t i o n f a i l s t o r e m o v e t h e s t a i n , y o u m a y h a v e n o c h o i c e b u t t o u s e a m o r e p o w e r f u l d e t e r g e n t o r , p e r h a p s , O x y C l e a n . K e e p i n m i n d , h o w e v e r , t h a t y o u m a y d a m a g e t h e b a c k d r o p a n d h a v e t o i n c o r p o r a t e t h e d a m a g e d a r e a i n t o y o u r p h o t o b a c k g r o u n d , s h i f t i t o u t o f y o u r c a m e r a s v i e w , o r s i m p l y p l a c e y o u r s u b j e c t ( s ) i n f r o n t o f t h e s t a i n . < / P > < P > C r e a s e s a n d F o l d s Y o u r m u s l i n b a c k d r o p w i l l a r r i v e h e a v i l y f o l d e d , a s t h e r e i s s i m p l y n o o t h e r w a y t o s h i p a h e a v y , b u l k y m u s l i n b a c k d r o p . I f y o u k n o w y o u w i l l n o t n e e d t o u s e t h e b a c k d r o p f o r s e v e r a l d a y s , s i m p l y h a n g i t o n y o u r b a c k d r o p s u p p o r t a n d a l l o w g r a v i t y t o w o r k f o r y o u . I f y o u c a n n o t w a i t s e v e r a l d a y s t o u s e t h e b a c k d r o p o r i f t h e c r e a s e s a n d f o l d s a r e s t i l l v i s i b l e , u s e a h a n d - h e l d f a b r i c s t e a m e r . I u s e a C o n a i r c o m p a c t f a b r i c s t e a m e r ( m o d e l G S 4 , e s t . r e t a i l $ 3 0 . 0 0 ) w i t h g r e a t r e s u l t s . F o l l o w t h e i n s t r u c t i o n s i n c l u d e d w i t h t h e s t e a m e r a n d b e c a r e f u l n o t t o r u b t h e m u s l i n w i t h t h e s t e a m h e a d . I n t h e a b s e n c e o f a f a b r i c s t e a m e r , y o u c a n ( i f y o u a r e b r a v e ) a l l o w y o u r b a c k d r o p t o l a y o u t s t r e t c h e d o n a c l e a n , n o - t r a f f i c p o r t i o n o f y o u r y a r d o v e r n i g h t . T h e n a t u r a l d e w w i l l h e l p t o r e m o v e m o s t o f t h e w r i n k l e s a n d f o l d s . < / P > < P > I r o n i n g J U S T D O N ' T D O I T ! I r o n i n g y o u r m u s l i n s w i l l c r e a t e n o t i c e a b l e , s h i n y h o t s p o t s i n y o u r b a c k d r o p a n d r u i n t h e m a t e r i a l . < / P > < P > D u s t a n d H a i r M u s l i n b a c k d r o p s , l i k e e v e r y t h i n g e l s e i n y o u r h o m e o r s t u d i o , w i l l a t t r a c t d u s t a n d h a i r . T o r e m o v e d u s t , s i m p l y s h a k e t h e m u s l i n a s y o u w o u l d a n y o t h e r l i n e n . T o r e m o v e c l i n g y p e t o r h u m a n h a i r , u s e a l a r g e l i n t r o l l e r ( e s t . r e t a i l $ 4 . 0 0 ) . T h e y w o r k f a n t a s t i c a n d w o n t b r e a k t h e b a n k . < / P > < P > S t o r a g e I t s b e s t t o r o l l y o u r m u s l i n b a c k d r o p s i n t o a b a l l w h e n s t o r i n g t h e m . N a t u r a l w r i n k l e s , n o t p a t t e r n e d f o l d s a n d c r e a s e s , c a n a c t u a l l y e n h a n c e y o u r b a c k d r o p a n d c r e a t e e v e n m o r e t e x t u r e , w h i c h a d d s t o t h e r e a l i s m o f y o u r b a c k d r o p s . M a n y p h o t o g r a p h e r s l i k e w o r k i n g w i t h w a v y , n a t u r a l l y w r i n k l e d b a c k d r o p s . I f y o u r p h o t o s h o o t i s c a s u a l , t h e n y o u c a n c e r t a i n l y g e t b y w i t h u s i n g o n e . I f , h o w e v e r , y o u w i l l b e d o i n g f o r m a l , m o r e s e r i o u s w o r k , I w o u l d h i g h l y r e c o m m e n d r e m o v i n g a s m a n y o f t h e w r i n k l e s a s y o u c a n b e f o r e t h e s h o o t . I l i k e t o s t o r e m y m u s l i n b a c k d r o p s , r o l l e d i n b a l l s , i n l a r g e p l a s t i c t u b s . T h i s h e l p s t o e l i m i n a t e e x c e s s i v e d u s t f r o m c o l l e c t i n g o n t h e m a n d m a k e s i t e a s i e r a n d f a s t e r f o r m e t o s i m p l y s h a k e a n d h a n g t h e m w h e n n e e d e d . < / P > < P > M u s l i n b a c k d r o p s , w h e n p r o p e r l y c a r e d f o r , c a n l a s t a n u m b e r o f y e a r s . T h e y r e p r e s e n t a s i g n i f i c a n t i n v e s t m e n t i n y o u r p h o t o g r a p h y b u s i n e s s . I h o p e t h e s e t i p s w i l l h e l p y o u t o b e t t e r p r e s e r v e t h e q u a l i t y a n d i n t e g r i t y o f y o u r m u s l i n b a c k d r o p s . < / P > < P > B a l s m a n P h o t o g r a p h y , L L C . < / P >
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