ITS BEEN A WHILE! I'm still here but dammit I keep forgetting to blog! That will change soon with Video Blogging!

So there I was, staring off into nowhere like usual thinking about how to get an easy way to do quick portraits at home, mostly for a few select clients and the occasional Selfie (yeah I know, just use your cellphone, THAT'S BORING!). So I was like, ok, well, i just need some white background, I sure didn't feel like standing up my portable backdrop gear and unroll paper every time i wanted a quick snap. 

THEN IT OCCURRED TO ME.... why not just use a projector screen? I mean why not? Don't walgreens do similar? So I got on Amazon and got me a large 84x84 Projector screen and bracket for LESS THAN $90! WITH PRIME! 

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So what you say? Well here's what you can do easy and quick like!

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Here's some final edits from this, notice in the second setup the light pointed at the screen has a gel on it!

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What settings and lights did I use? how do I replicate this setup?

I'm shooting with a Canon 6D with a 28-135mm Lens at ISO 250, F8 and Shutter 1/160

3 lights: 2 Yongnuo 600s (roughly 1/8th power) one speedlight is using the Magmod set with gel and diffuser and 1 Neewer AD-360 roughly 1/4th power with a beauty dish

The first shot is close to the screen and the beauty dish will help light the background, second and third are much further away.

Until Next Time!