{"id":190,"date":"2020-10-03T18:33:38","date_gmt":"2020-10-03T18:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michelleowens.goodgallery.com\/blog\/?p=190"},"modified":"2020-10-20T16:15:30","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T16:15:30","slug":"studio-backdrop-blue-gray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artifactps.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/03\/studio-backdrop-blue-gray\/","title":{"rendered":"Studio Backdrop: Portable Medium Gray"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The best thing about a photograph is that it never changes, even when the people in it do.<\/p><cite>-Andy Warhol<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"717\" src=\"https:\/\/michelleowens.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Portrait_1494-1024x717.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artifactps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Portrait_1494-1024x717.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.artifactps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Portrait_1494-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.artifactps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Portrait_1494-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.artifactps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Portrait_1494-1536x1075.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.artifactps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Portrait_1494-2048x1434.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.artifactps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Portrait_1494-1200x840.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.artifactps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Portrait_1494-1980x1386.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Andrea in red is giving me life. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This medium gray textured backdrop is a little less than 5&#8242; wide making it ideal for layering with other backdrops in the studio. It&#8217;s also ideal for transporting in a vehicle if I&#8217;m shooting on location. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>    In the photo of Andrea, above, the backdrop is layered with the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artifactps.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/26\/studio-backdrop-old-masters-brown\/\" target=\"_blank\">Old Masters Brown<\/a>. If layering isn&#8217;t your thing, the gray backdrop can be easily extended in Photoshop. Here&#8217;s an example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"481\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/michelleowens.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Laura_ArtifactPS_Personal-Branding.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artifactps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Laura_ArtifactPS_Personal-Branding.jpg 481w, https:\/\/www.artifactps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Laura_ArtifactPS_Personal-Branding-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><figcaption>Laura is a participant in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artifactps.com\/50-50\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.artifactps.com\/50-50\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wise Women: 50 over Fifty Project<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The studio has five additional hand painted gray backgrounds to choose between for portrait sessions: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artifactps.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/03\/studio-backdrop-charcoal-gray\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">charcoal gray<\/a>, chalk paint blue-gray, light gray and warm light gray. For a more commercial look, seamless paper is also a favorite choice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artifactps.com\/portfolio\" target=\"_blank\">Link to the studio&#8217;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artifactps.com\/portfolio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">s<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artifactps.com\/portfolio\" target=\"_blank\"> portfolio.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artifactps.com\/free-magazine-style-guide\" target=\"_blank\">Link to the studio&#8217;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artifactps.com\/free-magazine-style-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">s<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artifactps.com\/free-magazine-style-guide\" target=\"_blank\"> Free Magazine and Style Guide. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The best thing about a photograph is that it never changes, even when the people in it do. -Andy Warhol This medium gray textured backdrop is a little less than 5&#8242; wide making it ideal for layering with other backdrops in the studio. 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