We have 400tons stock lots color cardboard paper/photography background paper with the specifications as below:
paper weight: from 120gsm to 140gsm
color: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple and so on
width: 2.72m
diameter: 500mm
roll weight: 700kg
A background that's nearly always excellent for most photo jobs is Seamless Background Paper; most pros and many good amateurs use it, but a lot of new-to-photography amateurs may not even know it exists.
Seamless Background Paper is heavy paper (or thin cardboard if you prefer) which comes in black, white, various grey and a wide range of colors. It's commonly supplied in rolls of two sizes - 1.3m wide x 11m long (53"x36') and 2.7m wide x 11m long (107"x36'). It comes packed in a solid cardboard box-tube slightly longer than the width of the roll, and about 8cm x 8cm at the ends, which means it's pretty easy to store and protect when not in use.
Why do most professional photographers use Seamless Background Paper and why should you? Simply because it gives you a large area of a suitable color which is completely seamless, has no ripples, folds, stitches or creases (unless you damage it), can be quickly un-rolled for use and then rolled up for storage, can be used over and over (provided you look after it), and is VERY MATT. This last attribute is a huge advantage to the photographer. The non-shiny, matt surface of the paper is superb for photographic purposes, showing virtually no "texture" even at close distances.
OK, let's say you've decided to use Seamless Background Paper: How do you suspend this 1.3m or 2.7m (yes, that's about 4 1/2 ft and 9 ft!) long roll so you can conveniently use it.
The roll of paper is hollow and needs a support running through it; any pole or tube about an inch or so in diameter is usually suitable - wood or metal. Just make sure the support pole is about 30cm (1ft) longer than the roll width so it sticks out a bit each end. |