SusanRaku@AOL.COM on thu 14 feb 02
Does anyone know where I can get a graduated black to white paper background
for my slides?
Thanks!
Susan
Cindi Anderson on thu 14 feb 02
I ordered one recently from a camera place called Porter's. They had 3
sizes. I had to call because they weren't on the website.
http://www.porters.com/
Cindi
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> Does anyone know where I can get a graduated black to white paper
background
> for my slides?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Susan
Marcia Selsor on thu 14 feb 02
There was an article in PMI or Clay times a few years back that suggested spray
spainting blotter paper..
it went into the described light box. I built one and it works great.
Marcia in Montana
SusanRaku@AOL.COM wrote:
> Does anyone know where I can get a graduated black to white paper background
> for my slides?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Susan
>
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Dave Gayman on thu 14 feb 02
Not sure. B&H (www.bhphotovideo.com) has Flotone and Tintfoto "graduated"
background papers or fabrics, not sure which, but I didn't see black >
white and none of them seems to have a picture. New York city-based, B&H
is the best mail/Web order photo store I've ever dealt with.
If you're looking to differentiate light/dark pots (or just for drama), you
can use light to paint your own graduated background using white, light
blue or gray single-color background paper. Play a soft flood onto the
area to be "white" and barn-door it to fall off quickly in the area to be
"black.") Search the Web for tips on photographing jewelry, and you'll see
ways to do this, especially http://www.silversmithing.com/1photo.htm (this
also mentions Tintfoto graduated backgrounds, saying you can get them from
Calumet, www.calumetphoto.com, but they don't come up on a search of to C's
Web site. A call to Calumet might reveal their availability and price).
Dave
At 01:35 PM 2/14/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Does anyone know where I can get a graduated black to white paper background
>for my slides?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Susan
>
>______________________________________________________________________________
Bruce Girrell on thu 14 feb 02
Susan,
I am aware of only one manufacturer of these backgrounds. They are made by
Varitone. Varitone graduated backgrounds are sold by The Set Shop
www.setshop.com and other photo supply shops. On the setshop website go to
BACKGROUNDS | TABLETOP | GRADEATED (sic) | Follow This Link To See
Available Gradations. The 42" X 62" size costs $60. I wouldn't suggest a
smaller size unless all of your objects are very small.
Be extremely careful when setting pots on the background, as the coating on
it scratches very easily. Likewise, should you get it dirty, you must be
very careful cleaning it. Despite those cautions, I will say that my
Varitone background has held out quite well for the four or so years that I
have had it.
You might also want to check the Clayart archives for alternatives to a
commercially produced graduated background, as there has been quite a bit of
discussion about them in the past.
Bruce "fading away" Girrell
Susan on thu 14 feb 02
try http://www.porters.com/
they have a online order link at:
http://porterscamerastore.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=p
cs&Category_Code=F3A
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> Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 13:35:40 EST
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> Subject: need background for photography
>
> Does anyone know where I can get a graduated black to white paper background
> for my slides?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Susan
>
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Rick Brady on thu 14 feb 02
Try B&H Photo (800.606.6969) They also have a web site/online store at =
http://www03.bhphotovideo.com=20
I think they have graduated backgrounds for under $50
Rick Brady
Pleasanton, CA
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Subject: need background for photography
Does anyone know where I can get a graduated black to white paper =
background
for my slides?
Thanks!
Susan
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John Jensen on thu 14 feb 02
I bought a roll of artist paper for charcoal drawing which was very useful
as a back ground, but it tended to wrinkle unless handled with great care.
Such rolls are available in gray or white.
Mudbug@toad.net. John Jensen
Jim Bob Salazar on thu 14 feb 02
porter's camera and photo supply
31" wide x 43" long
item number 45-0271 (white to black)
$31.95
1-800-553-2001
www.porters.com
hope this helps
jim bob
Tony Ferguson on thu 14 feb 02
Got the hardware store and order a neutral gray 4 x 8 sheet of formica.
Works great and lasts long.
Thank you!
Tony Ferguson
Stoneware, Porcelain, Raku
www.aquariusartgallery.com
Photographic, Web Site, & Marketing Services for Artists
218-727-6339
315 N. Lake Ave
Apt 401
Duluth, MN 55806
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From: "Dave Gayman"
To:
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 12:31 PM
Subject: Re: need background for photography
> Not sure. B&H (www.bhphotovideo.com) has Flotone and Tintfoto "graduated"
> background papers or fabrics, not sure which, but I didn't see black >
> white and none of them seems to have a picture. New York city-based, B&H
> is the best mail/Web order photo store I've ever dealt with.
>
> If you're looking to differentiate light/dark pots (or just for drama),
you
> can use light to paint your own graduated background using white, light
> blue or gray single-color background paper. Play a soft flood onto the
> area to be "white" and barn-door it to fall off quickly in the area to be
> "black.") Search the Web for tips on photographing jewelry, and you'll
see
> ways to do this, especially http://www.silversmithing.com/1photo.htm (this
> also mentions Tintfoto graduated backgrounds, saying you can get them from
> Calumet, www.calumetphoto.com, but they don't come up on a search of to
C's
> Web site. A call to Calumet might reveal their availability and price).
>
> Dave
>
> At 01:35 PM 2/14/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> >Does anyone know where I can get a graduated black to white paper
background
> >for my slides?
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >Susan
> >
>
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MOLINA, RAFAEL on fri 15 feb 02
Tony:
Your suggestion is one possibility. In addition to Formica brand, =
Wilsonart also makes a good plastic laminate.
Dick Lehman has in the past used a black formica (He currently uses a =
blue seamless paper which I think is quite interesting colory =
theory-wise because instead of a neutral black, white or gray it is a =
complementary color to the color of the pots he's photographing) . He =
says that he likes the slight reflection it gives of the light source on =
the background material which in his opinion grounds the piece in the =
space.
My concern about the material is two-fold. First it is more expensive =
than seamless. A 54" x 30' roll of seamless paper is about $ 18. A =
comparable size plastic laminate is at least twice that. Secondly, =
plastic laminate is much more difficult to handle and store than =
seamless which rolls up it to a tight roll and goes in a naorrow box.
As you stated in a previous post it's all about what is confortable. =
Some people prefer the plastic laminate and others the seamless paper.
Good luck on your writing endeavors on photography!
Chao,
Rafael Enrique
Rafael Molina, MFA
Assistant Professor of Art
Department of Music, Art, and Dance
Tarrant County College-Southeast Campus
2100 Southeast Parkway
Arlington, TX 76018-3144
(817) 515-3711
(817) 515-3189 fax=20
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From: Tony Ferguson [mailto:fergyart@YAHOO.COM]
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 10:59 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: need background for photography
Got the hardware store and order a neutral gray 4 x 8 sheet of formica.
Works great and lasts long.
Thank you!
Tony Ferguson
Stoneware, Porcelain, Raku
www.aquariusartgallery.com
Photographic, Web Site, & Marketing Services for Artists
218-727-6339
315 N. Lake Ave
Apt 401
Duluth, MN 55806
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Gayman"
To:
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 12:31 PM
Subject: Re: need background for photography
> Not sure. B&H (www.bhphotovideo.com) has Flotone and Tintfoto =
"graduated"
> background papers or fabrics, not sure which, but I didn't see black >
> white and none of them seems to have a picture. New York city-based, =
B&H
> is the best mail/Web order photo store I've ever dealt with.
>
> If you're looking to differentiate light/dark pots (or just for =
drama),
you
> can use light to paint your own graduated background using white, =
light
> blue or gray single-color background paper. Play a soft flood onto =
the
> area to be "white" and barn-door it to fall off quickly in the area to =
be
> "black.") Search the Web for tips on photographing jewelry, and =
you'll
see
> ways to do this, especially http://www.silversmithing.com/1photo.htm =
(this
> also mentions Tintfoto graduated backgrounds, saying you can get them =
from
> Calumet, www.calumetphoto.com, but they don't come up on a search of =
to
C's
> Web site. A call to Calumet might reveal their availability and =
price).
>
> Dave
>
> At 01:35 PM 2/14/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> >Does anyone know where I can get a graduated black to white paper
background
> >for my slides?
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >Susan
> >
>
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>
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melpots@pclink.com.
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Paul Brinkmann on fri 15 feb 02
Susan. I made my own background using a regular roll up window shade.
Unrolled it on the ground, and sprayed it with a can of black paint. Oil
base enamel works best. Its cheap enough, and you can spray another color
on the reverse side, or just use another shade. Worked for me. Paul G.
Brinkmann in sunny San Antonio, Texas
Bobbi Bassett on sun 17 feb 02
In a message dated 2/15/2002 8:41:11 PM Eastern Standard Time,
PGBinky@AOL.COM writes:
> Susan. I made my own background using a regular roll up window shade.
> Unrolled it on the ground, and sprayed it with a can of black paint. Oil
> base enamel works best. Its cheap enough, and you can spray another color
> on the reverse side, or just use another shade. Worked for me. Paul G.
> Brinkmann in sunny San Antonio, Texas
>
Another idea for a background using a window shade... I attached gray felt to
the unrolled shade and then rolled it up. Whenever I need a backdrop I unroll
it from the wall I have it hung on, across a table, with a lightbox over it,
which gives me a neutral, seamless (no horizon line) background. Felt is
pretty cheap at the local fabric store and comes in a myriad of colors.
Bobbi in PA
Concepts in Clay
Jennifer F Boyer on sun 17 feb 02
I did the same thing with my piece of black-to-white graduated
Varitone: clipped it to a window shade. Great way to store it.
And since the shade is above the single window of my store room
it blocks out the daylight in the room I'm using for
photography. I built a fold out table against the wall below
that window for photo shoots. My lights are on pulleys and pull
up to the ceiling when not in use.
Take Care
Jennifer
>
> Another idea for a background using a window shade... I attached gray felt to
> the unrolled shade and then rolled it up. Whenever I need a backdrop I unroll
> it from the wall I have it hung on, across a table, with a lightbox over it,
> which gives me a neutral, seamless (no horizon line) background. Felt is
> pretty cheap at the local fabric store and comes in a myriad of colors.
>
> Bobbi in PA
> Concepts in Clay
>
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