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Beyond non-reflective #33088
12/26/10 06:17 PM
12/26/10 06:17 PM
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Jim Poor Offline OP
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P.J. posted a thread a while back about working on black and the material she used from DMKfoto.com http://www.dmkfoto.com/category_s/44.htm. I got some and have to say it is a love / hate relationship.

Hates:
Once it gets wrinkled or crinkled, it's difficult to get it smooth again. It's sort of between canvas and velvet in handling and gets to be a pain to fold and unfold.

It's a fur magnet.

It comes cut crooked and wider than the 9' it is advertised as. That wouldn't have been a problem a while back, but now I have a roller system and I want exactly 9' (and I want it shipped to me that way)!

Because the ends are (very) crooked, it's almost impossible to get it on a roller straight!

Loves:

This stuff is more than non-reflective, it SUCKS the light right out of the room. In this photo (unadjusted other than crop, straighten and sharpen), the are below the glass is a good 12 feet closer to the light than the backdrop above the glass. I was expecting it to go gray, but it's just as dark as the rest. Granted, if you drop a levels layer on it and move it as bright as you can, there is a difference, but for practical purposes, this stuff is BLACK!



EDIT: OOPS! Looks like I left out the straighten. Oh well.

It's light weight.

Once you get it up and smooth, it stays that way with little effort.

The jury is out. Putting the stuff up, I hated it, shooting on it, I loved it.

Last edited by Jim Poor; 12/26/10 06:19 PM.
Re: Beyond non-reflective [Re: Jim Poor] #33089
12/31/10 10:34 PM
12/31/10 10:34 PM
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Yeah that really is amazing BLACK! I think it would be something you would leave hanging and only use for select shoots, or animals that didn't shed a whole lot.

Diana

Re: Beyond non-reflective [Re: StarrLight] #33090
01/01/11 09:12 PM
01/01/11 09:12 PM
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Thanks Diana.

I got it put on a roller core today and it's hanging on the ceiling expan kit.

Re: Beyond non-reflective [Re: Jim Poor] #33091
01/01/11 11:05 PM
01/01/11 11:05 PM
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Hey Jim,

Do you find the crinkles to be an annoyance? I go out of my way to never even fold my muslins. I like to think of them as looking, "textured."

BTW, how are you getting the material clean between shoots, particularly if you are doing back to backs?

James

Re: Beyond non-reflective [Re: James Morrissey] #33092
01/02/11 09:04 AM
01/02/11 09:04 AM
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I found the crinkles to be annoying when first unpacking the material and trying to get it put up. Now that it's on my roller, it doesn't get wrinkled.

For cleaning, I vacuumed it before and after my last shoot.


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