Savage plastic

3434 posts
11 years
Barrybados

Posted 30/09/2016 - 16:49 Link

Was watching a video earlier of Alex from Photigy talking about his modifiers etc and he mentioned a company called Savage plastic he uses for using as a backdrop / base as well as using for strobe scrims, large diffusing panels etc. Here's a link to the product but more importantly a good video as well of Mark from Adorama using it 3 different ways for portraits

http://savageuniversal.com/products/specialty-backdrops/translum-backdrop

Uk supplier here:
http://www.tetenaluk.com/tetenal-translum-heavyweight-54-x-18-foot-diffuser-back...

May have to get a roll of this to try out. There are cheaper brands / sizes on eBay - search diffusing gel

Anyone using it already?

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pink pink

1249 posts
16 years
Warwickshire

Posted 30/09/2016 - 17:36 Link

I buy my back drop's from
viewfinder in Leicester

here is the link
http://viewfinderphotography.co.uk/

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Chrism8 Chrism8

2118 posts
16 years
St Austell,
Cornwall

Posted 30/09/2016 - 17:55 Link

pink wrote:
I buy my back drop's from
viewfinder in Leicester

here is the link
http://viewfinderphotography.co.uk/

Agree, I've used these guys a fair bit as well, excellent service and price is about right.

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cardiffgareth cardiffgareth

3434 posts
11 years
Barrybados

Posted 30/09/2016 - 18:20 Link

Thanks both, couldn't see the funky plastic sheet though

They do sell boom arms reasonably cheap though!

davidwozhere davidwozhere

3673 posts
11 years
Slap in the middle of England

Posted 17/03/2021 - 01:35 Link

Yes. It IS slowly strangling our world! But this thread seems to be about backdrops - not economics or ecology.
Perhaps you could start a valid thread about photography, plastic and pollution?