p.1 #1 · Removing muslin creases during post-processing
Last weekend I had a client who wanted me to bring some studio lights and a backdrop, but theylet me know the night before!
I took my stuff and shot with it, but the muslin had a lot of creases. The place was tiny so there wasn't too much separation between the backdrop and the subject ... I was shooting f/8 so the background isn't all that blurred out, and,due to the space constraints I couldn't back up and use a telephoto which probably would have helped as well to blur out the backdrop. I decided to just shoot under the conditions and fix things during post processing....
Just wanted to get some suggestions from you guys:
p.1 #3 · Removing muslin creases during post-processing
healing brush ... I travel to events & have a portrait booth ... no matter what I do, I have wrinkles (on my muslin) ... ps
that's why I now have rolled canvas ... wrinkle free!!
p.1 #4 · Removing muslin creases during post-processing
A surface blur will take out the smaller wrinkles and then you can use the healing brush on what's left. The blur will also help the subject's wrinkles too. I'm using the paper backdrops at the moment, but they get destroyed pretty damned quickly when people walk on them. Read kids here....
p.1 #5 · Removing muslin creases during post-processing
Learned this on Fm, I carry a spray bottle and lightly mist 15m befor shoot...wrinkles gone. I don't even roll them anymore I just shove them in abag hang and spray. If you have alot of shots and your subjects are all in the relative same position in the frame, then try creating an action that creates a layer matching your background color bring down the opacity on that layer and create a layer mask...stop the action. Now when you run the action go back with your brush and paint out the center where your subject is. We just did a school shoot of 500, during the shoot a gelled background light got moved this terick saved us alot of time.
p.1 #6 · Removing muslin creases during post-processing
ooooh great great ideas from Cleve....
I'm using a muslin tomorrow night for a daddy daughter formal dance and after this thread so wonderfully and helpfully started by abrocketsfan - I pulled out the muslin to see that it was indeed wrinkled.. and then had to think about how to handle it.. I think I'll try the water bottle spray thing... just straight water? distilled? drinking? tab ? curious....
whatever doesn't come out with the spray bottle trick I guess I'll have to work on in post production - then I'll try this layer mask trick!
p.1 #7 · Removing muslin creases during post-processing
interesting that when you do search results on the FM wedding forum for "Muslin wrinkles" or "backdrop wrinkles" or just even "muslin" you only find this post.. I'm pretty surprised by that.
p.1 #9 · Removing muslin creases during post-processing
CleveG wrote:
Learned this on Fm, I carry a spray bottle and lightly mist 15m befor shoot...wrinkles gone. I don't even roll them anymore I just shove them in abag hang and spray. If you have alot of shots and your subjects are all in the relative same position in the frame, then try creating an action that creates a layer matching your background color bring down the opacity on that layer and create a layer mask...stop the action. Now when you run the action go back with your brush and paint out the center where your subject is. We just did a school shoot of 500, during the shoot a gelled background light got moved this terick saved us alot of time....Show more →
We also use the spray technique. Depending on the length of the shoot you may have to hang it to dry again once you get home so it doesn't go moldy in your bag, but it certainly does the trick. We just use warm tap water. We purchased the sprayer at Walmart for just about a buck.
-M
p.1 #11 · Removing muslin creases during post-processing
weeums wrote:
interesting that when you do search results on the FM wedding forum for "Muslin wrinkles" or "backdrop wrinkles" or just even "muslin" you only find this post.. I'm pretty surprised by that.
- travis
I would have assumed because many will close the lens for shorter DOF and angle the lights to reduce the wrinkles during the shoot.
p.1 #12 · Removing muslin creases during post-processing
Great ideas here!
Not much help for your problem now but our studio just switched over from Muslin and sold them all off for Denny Mfg new Freedom Cloth. While expensive it does not wrinkle and I can wad it up and throw it in the back of my car for travel sessions. I had one too many situations like you are in and found the extra money on a drop that does not wrinkle, smell, flake and I can throw in the washing machine was worth the money!
Good luck and love to see the final product and what you choose to do about the backdrop problem.
... ps
I'm using the paper backdrops at the moment, but they get destroyed pretty damned quickly when people walk on them. Read kids here....