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Backdrops Using Your Images
At Backdrop Junction I am happy to print custom backdrops from your images.  The best way to do this is to contact me via e-mail or phone to discuss your individual project.  You can send your images to me via e-mail, I will edit the image to get it as close to what you are looking for as possible, and when you are happy I will print the backdrop on either the Enhanced Matte or Adhesive Vinyl paper.  If you have not yet shot the images you are looking to turn into a backdrop read below for a few quick tips on how to make a good backdrop.  (Even as an experienced photographer it has been a learning process.)


Here are a couple tips I use when shooting backdrops for the site;

  • Don't try to capture the scene in one image.  Multiple images provides far more detail than a single image.
  • Keep the horizon in the same spot in the viewfinder for each shot keeping the camera as level as possible.
  • Overlap each image by at least 20% so the software can later stitch your images together.
  • If possible hold the camera in profile view, (hold it sideways so the longest part of the image is vertical)
  • Don't zoom in too close, leave a lot of extra in the image so it can be cropped and scaled appropriately.
  • Minimize or eliminate any foreground objects.  A car that is too close will look huge if I make the further image appear to scale
  • Use the highest resolution your camera is capable of

I will be adding a video tutorial in the future along with a chart to explain the minimum resolution requirements for using images.

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