home made backdrop stand ?

[jford]

If you're really on a tight budget, and you like building things, there's a rather nice "C-style" stand design at a site named something like "DIY-Photography" - it's made from black iron pipe, mostly. If you build carefully, it'll be sturdy. Add a sandbag to stabilize it. But it'll cost about $65 last I priced everything.

[Photomart]

Originally Posted by Brennans_Photography

Marty,
Could you share a couple of photos of this set up? I would really appreciate it!

Here ya go Pete -

Here are some quick and crappy shots of my system. Below is a couple shots of how I store my seamless paper. The top shot shows how the shelf brackets hold the paper, the bottom shows how I can stack 10 rolls on my wall and still have room below the peper for other equipment.


The shot below shows my seamless paper holder (two light stands, two 90-degree adapters, and a 10-foot galvanized pole. Inisert image shows a close-up of the 90-degree angle where the galvanized conduit and light stand meet.


Good luck,

[Brennans_Photography]

Marty,
Thanks a lot! I just couldn't picture your storage idea in my mind. I like it a lot and will try it in my garage. Do you ever have the problem with shelf brackets digging into the paper fron the weight of the roll?

Thanks!

Pete

[Photomart]

I've been using this homemade paper storage rack system for several years and have never had lines on my paper. Maybe it's because I use the paper quite often ... or maybe that seamless paper is so thick it doesn't easily get a crimp or line ... or because when I use the paper, I unroll it across the floor and any crimp or lines would be in the outter few feet and that never shows on camera. The only problem I have with seamless paper is ... models sticking their high heels through it! LOL