Fabric For Backgrounds | Take and Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey

Gavin Hoey

Gavin Hoey is a freelance photographer, writer and trainer of all things photographic. His work is regularly featured in photography magazines, websites and videos.
Gavin has a real passion for sharing his photography and Photoshop knowledge. In 2008 he started recording and uploading video tutorials to YouTube. These quickly gained a large following and to date his videos have been viewed over 20 million times.
In 2010 Gavin was the winner of Adobe’s “Next Photoshop Evangelist” competition and since then he has given training demonstrations in Photoshop, Lightroom and Photoshop Elements in the UK, Europe and the US.
In 2012 Gavin joined forces with Adorama as a presenter on Adorama TV, where he inspires and teaches photographers from around the world in the art of photography and post processing.

Using fabric as a background is a great idea. There are endless options of color and material and it can be a great choice for the budget-conscious photographer. But making a fabric background that actually looks good is a little more tricky.

In this video, photographer Gavin Hoey shares his experience in making a crease-free fabric background that’s perfect for temporary studios. He then goes on to show two more ways to create different backgrounds using the same length of fabric.

So if you’re looking to create a crease-free smooth fabric background, a swaged theatrical background, or a completely random billowing background, this video is for you!

Want to check out some other tips and tricks for using backgrounds during a photo shoot? Take a look at these guides on 42 West:

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