CREATIVE STUDIO BACKDROP IDEAS
Fun & Unique Photography Backdrops on a Budget

As a mostly outdoors, natural-light photographer, I never had the need to purchase studio backdrops. Come to find out – they can be super expensive!  Since I still don’t shoot a lot of indoor photography, I didn’t want to invest an arm and a leg on really expensive backdrops that may or may not be used. I purchased your basic black, white and grey backdrops as staples, but I really wanted to incorporate some fun options for my in-home photography studio. Below I share two examples of inexpensive options that I used to bring a little color and bling to my indoor photos this winter.This streamer backdrop was a little DIY project insired by this wedding. Obviously, their altar backdrop was absolutely gorgeous and took a lot more time and finesse to complete.  Mine is definitely the poor man’s version, with the total costing under $20 and taking about 30 minutes worth of time from start to finish. But I think the colors and movement of the streamers translates just as well in photos for a fraction of the cost. For steps on how to make your own, I followed the directions found in this postThis sequin backdrop was inspired by the Drop it Modern “Spangled” .  I was completely obsessed with their gorgeous gold sequin backdrop and online stalked it for quite some time. But at $575 retail, I couldn’t justify spending the funds on a photography “want”.  Then I figured, why not just buy sequin fabric and use that instead?  Duh! So that’s what I did.  I purchased three yards of gold sequin fabric on Etsy at $11.50/yard.  The fabric was 58″ wide (or 4.8 Feet) and 3 yards = 108″ long (or 9 feet) , so it was the perfect size for my small in home studio.  And coming in at a total $35 it was a steal compared to the original.  I loved the gold sequin backdrop so much I tested it out first for our holiday pictures last year!