Photo Props

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One thing I know most everyone loves about looking at blogs are all the beautiful pictures!  I live in a quirky little house, and have some fun furniture that helps with some of my photographs, but, I have also found that those backgrounds aren’t right for every shot, and sometimes the light isn’t right for my backgrounds.  But, aside from building a light box {which I don’t have room for}, what is a girl to do?  Make some portable props, of course!

I gathered some foam presentation boards from the local craft store, some linen-y fabric, and my last piece of Moda Cross Weave in Neutral {which is discontinued…but if anyone knows where I can get more, I’d be thrilled! I was wrong, it will be available next week at Sew Lux, thanks Chrissy!}.  Then I taped them over my boards with painter’s tape {I wanted something somewhat removable}:

And here’s the front:

Now anywhere is perfect for a photo shoot of something small, here’s the shot I took of fabric the other day, no need to try and clear out the whole house just to get some good light:

I’m thinking I may pick up a few more interesting and non-busy fabrics to make a few more backdrops too, for more variety, since these are quite plain.

Do you have any favorite photo tips or tricks?

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12 Comments

  1. My husband painted a huge piece of wall board white for a backdrop. Good thing is I can repaint when necessary or just drape fabric over it for a totally “new” backdrop.

  2. Great idea! I use white boards behind projects sometimes on a dull day…nice and quick and makes for brighter pictures, and as you say you don’t have to tidy up all the things in the background of the shot!
    Helen x

  3. Oh, that’s clever. I’ll have to try something like that, because I’ve encountered some similar situations when I’m trying to photograph things. I’d love to see a shot of that fabric stack from the front with the foam-core presentation board in the back. I’d like to see that to see what a difference homemade photo props make…but either way, I’m sure it’s great. Love and hugs from the ocean shores of California, Heather 🙂

  4. what a great idea. I have got to figure something out for my house since the lighting is really low in there and I don’t have many great surfaces to take pictures on.

  5. This is a great idea and I am going to implement it this week. Most of my photos are ruined by the background and I search around the house for a good, neutral spot in vain. We have too much stuff! thank you.

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