What colour photo background do you use?

[lil_goldie]

I've taken advice from you all and decided that a roll down window shade would be a great way to take some pictures.

This begs the question:
What colour is optimal for taking pictures?

 

[shannonlovesflowers]

We use Black or Burlap.

I personally like the black the best.

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[makescents]

Black or Off white.. That is what I use.

 

[emilymoonflower]

I've taken advice from you all and decided that a roll down window shade would be a great way to take some pictures.

This begs the question:
What colour is optimal for taking pictures?

We use white- much easier to clean up photos in Photoshop.

 

[enchantedfloristasheville]

I think Black makes the colors pop more and tends to really show off the shape of our designs

 

[minorgrey]

White because it's better with photoshop and it's crisp... black if I want a certain mood (like a love collection or something).

 

[oldtownflowers]

I use a light lavender I have used white and with an all white arrangement it's hard to make out also a sage green works well. I have tried black but I'm not sure what i'm doin wrong they never turn out right.

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[Toddxxx]

I prefer a white background. Yes, the black makes the bright colours pop, but others, like dark green, disappear. As designers we see the black as elegant, dramatic, romantic - but when you put images on your website they are there so that the customers can get a good look at a product that they might like to buy, not to impress people that always see things from a design perspective. I don't think the black really acheives this. Have a look at other online retailers - I don't think I've ever seen a product shown with a black background. Sure, following the herd isn't always the best move but I think Amazon etc know what they are doing.

I don't have room to have a dedicated area for taking photo's - so like someone said in the other thread I use a white sheet as my backdrop which I fold up again after use and then take the wrinkles out using photoshop. Unfortunately my PS skills are lacking - I use the blur tool to change the background which ends up giving the backdrop a silky look. I know my pics aren't the best, but they do look real and give the impression that I am indeed a real florist.

 

[Tuberose]

I use black now, love the colors popping out and the impact, I have no trouble fixing it in Photoshop. We don't have room for a designated area to take pics either and nowhere to hang a shade on the wall that will not be noticeable. I have used our outside wall, but felt it was lacking in punch, it is a sandy textured wall, I love outdoor lighting but not the wall. I have pics using both backgrounds in my album on here, I have a hard time tweaking the light on a white background since it seems to get a glare from it.

Many of the photos that I have seen on websites incorporate the background of a natural or indoor setting and are done by professional photographers, I'm not good enough to do that and get it to look right. When we hired someone to take photos for us he used shade backdrops and it varied, more like everyday photo services, more affordable for sure.

 

[minorgrey]

I don't have room to have a dedicated area for taking photo's - so like someone said in the other thread I use a white sheet as my backdrop which I fold up again after use and then take the wrinkles out using photoshop. Unfortunately my PS skills are lacking - I use the blur tool to change the background which ends up giving the backdrop a silky look. I know my pics aren't the best, but they do look real and give the impression that I am indeed a real florist.

Try using the clone tool instead of the blur tool. This way you can literally erase the wrinkles and still keep the texture of the backdrop.