The ONLY thing left do do on the set is add more grass. Everything else I wanted to get done is done. What you're seeing here are iphone photos of the initial lighting setup. I delineate 'iphone' as it's important. Iphones don't like LED lighting and that's all this is. The actual colors aren't this overly saturated. I hung a lightweight metal L bracket (galvanized steel or something) to hang the backdrop with. The backdrop is a single sheet of 12' x4' white paper that has been very lightly dusted with grey spray can primer to create a sort of cloudy effect. Maria slowly unrolled the paper while I attached it with magnets to the rail. The lights are mounted to two more L shaped metal brackets. I'll have to find the actual name of them later. One bracket, or more accurately 'Rail' is hung from the ceiling with a string of color changable leds on them. That rail is set to the darkest blue that the remote has. The other rail is attached to supports just underneath the table. That rail is set to red for the rising morning sun. Even in these overly saturated photos I like a lot of what is happening. It definitely reads as early morning. I love the concentrated red glow from the faraway trees and how the black paper looks more like silhouettes than the closer trees!
A word of warning since this blog is here to educate and inform. The paper backdrop is actually the SECOND one I hung up! The first set of metal rails I hung with monofillament and ducktape. The monofilament was an okay choice as far as strength goes, but when you attach fishing line to ANYTHING with ducktape, it will very slowly slide it's way free. I came in the next morning and the entire backdrop had crumpled to the floor, metal railing and all! I hung the current ones up with picture hanging wire. Nothing will fall this time!!!!!
