Vinyl or Paper?

[ADPStudios]

I have a green, black & white muslin backdrop for my studio and I HATE that it has wrinkles in it, that you CAN'T fix unless you Photoshop it out, which I don't want to do either. So I'm either going to buy Vinyl or paper..which is better in your opinion?

Thanks

[Dobick]

why can't you get the wrinkles out of your muslin? Hang them up and steam them and then leave them straight and you should be ok...

I like the fact that paper can be cut off and thrown away if it gets too dirty, or torn. very little expense involved.

Vinyl is supposed to be great, but always seemed heavy and unwieldy to me

[sheribeari]

I've gotten several Poly-Paper backgrounds... so far I love them. Light weight keep them rolled in tube they shipped in so don't take up a lot of space.....

[princer7]

I am pretty happy with the vinyl white background vs a white muslin. As far as the other colors go, paper rolls would do well. Main thing is caring for the rolls so they do not get flat spots from laying on the ground or bent from hanging. I use an expan drive system with aluminum tubes and it is working well so far.

Love my Poly Vinyl backdrops too, Sheri.

[ADPStudios]

Originally Posted by Dobick

why can't you get the wrinkles out of your muslin? Hang them up and steam them and then leave them straight and you should be ok...

I like the fact that paper can be cut off and thrown away if it gets too dirty, or torn. very little expense involved.

Vinyl is supposed to be great, but always seemed heavy and unwieldy to me

Ive tried..it just aint happening..plus, I dont keep my studio up at all times, I cant, and putting my roll of paper in the corner of the room would be easier than folding that muslin and putting it away..

[auddii]

I've never used backdrops, but could you get a piece of pvc pipe and use that as a core and roll up your muslin like you would the paper? Would that prevent wrinkles?

[ADPStudios]

Originally Posted by auddii

I've never used backdrops, but could you get a piece of pvc pipe and use that as a core and roll up your muslin like you would the paper? Would that prevent wrinkles?

If it didnt have any to start with..its full of wrinkles and its so big its hard to steam..I wonder if a cleaners would do it for me..

[David Whatley]

If you light the muslin correctly, you shouldnt see wrinkles, assuming you want bright white or jet black. The reason you see the wrinkles is either not enough light on the white, or allowing light to hit the black. Swing by my place sometime and let me show you how we do it.

[Bombsight]

With dark colors I like using vinyl.

White? Definitely paper.

Just my opinion.