Mike: Does Photek (or anyone else for that matter) still sell such a thing? I would be interested in a portable system, if it came with everything, including the stand, & it's not too espensive.
--- Mike Johnston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've had great results with my baby using a black > tablecloth as a > > background. We dress her in a light colored > outfit which helps her stand > > out from the back drop. > > I always used a black backdrop because I was too > damned lazy to light it! > That way I only had to carry one monoblock and one > reflector panel, and I > could do "studio" portraits on any location. > > I had a thing from Photek called a "background in a > bag." It's a giant fuzzy > black-velvet-like blanket thingy that's meant to be > stuffed in a small > duffle bag. You don't fold it, because that creates > creases. It also came > with a pole and two stands for setting it up. You > can carry the whole > shebang in one hand. Setup and knockdown is a > breeze. > > The black background got to be a sort of trademark > of mine. I imagine I did > more than a thousand portraits, headshots, and > corporate PR photos in B&W > with that black backdrop. > > And last Halloween my kid used it as part of his > costume. > > I still really like the look, although I honestly > started doing it just out > of pure laziness. > > --Mike > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
