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What height do you like your background racks?
I have a powered 6 roll rack , Im thinking 8ft ? Also any creative ideas for hanging one that doesnt evolve drilling into a wall and is somewhat movable? Thought I would ask just in case someone had come up with some very cool ideas . Like a frame work on wheels?? Jun 04 08 01:24 am Link btw my ceilings are around 20 feet high . Jun 04 08 01:26 am Link I have mine up just under 9ft right now, because that's where the ceiling is. And at nearly every shoot, I wish for 10. If you have 20ft, 10-12ft would probably be just fine. Adjustable height would be ideal. Jun 04 08 01:28 am Link biwa wrote: Sorry, I thought this was a thread about the size of an escort's breasts. Carry on. Jun 04 08 01:30 am Link I would agree with the previous post. Go as high as you can, 12' is good. I'm at 9 1/2 feet and I have trouble when I want to from a low angle. I get the ceiling. Jun 04 08 01:30 am Link Michael Pandolfo wrote: And in only the third post to this thread. Close to a record for an off topic remark. Jun 04 08 01:31 am Link Hang a bar from the ceiling with ropes and pulleys. You can put the seamless roll where you want. Works great....but not exactly a magical, original idea. That 6 roll rack would seem to be somewhat limiting if bolted to the wall. R Jun 04 08 01:33 am Link 12 feet. Jun 04 08 01:34 am Link Yep 12ft should do it. Jun 04 08 10:34 am Link The higher the more room to do some more creative stuff like having the model jump or you can use different angles and not worry about not having the background in the shot.My ceiling are not high enough. :-( Jun 04 08 10:38 am Link As high as can go. I'm looking into hanging a bar from the ceiling to hang my paper rolls on. It'll give me 2 extra stands for other stuff  Plus my garage is 10 ft. wide so my stands are kinda lopsided...lolJun 04 08 10:41 am Link Ken Rieves Photography wrote: Yeah, if I had 20 feet. I wouldn't settle for any less than 12. Jun 04 08 10:42 am Link I welded together a rolling rack to put mine on and it's 10ft high (ish). I like that it rolls so I can use it in different ways then having them stuck to the wall. I can use the backside of the rack as well for other backgrounds. Then again, I have 16ft ceilings in the studio...  To make the footprint smaller (no outriggers or long supports), I welded pipe on it that accepted weights on each side, to stabilize it because of the height.  A mig welder was the best anniversary present I could've ever hoped for!  Jun 04 08 12:16 pm Link neat setup Jun 04 08 12:44 pm Link Ray Savage wrote: I like that its motorized . I can always add the bar and pulley near it later I guess. Jun 04 08 02:54 pm Link I'd go as high as possible... 15' is what I would shoot for... if not on the ceiling. The ability to hang your setup high enough to put other backdrops (big backdrops) under it, is a huge advantage particularly because its motorized. that way the wall is not just limited to the rolls you have on the machine. if your are good about taking care of your rolls, it shouldn't matter how long you roll them out. Jun 04 08 05:29 pm Link biwa wrote: Find the tallest ladder you have, put it no higher than you can reach from the 3rd rung down from the top of the ladder. (you have to be able to refill the rolls of seamless paper SOMETIME right ?) Jun 04 08 05:49 pm Link Shutterbug5269 wrote: eh... if you know what you are doing, and are careful.. rolls can last a VERY long time. case in point...I've been using the same arctic white for nearly 4 years..in its tube... not on a rack, I've only had to cut it 3 times. Jun 04 08 07:08 pm Link |
