DIY: Photo backdrop stand, $10 and 10 minutes
Written by Jen / Photography / February 20, 2017 I take a ton of pictures, not just of my children, but also for the blog. I’ve been in the process of setting up a home photography studio in the basement for the past few months. (My post here about how to set up a home studio on a budget has been hugely popular!). I had ordered a number of vinyl photography backdrops from China and as they’ve arrived, I’d simply been taping them to the cinder block walls to use. However, this method was messy (talk about sticky tape everywhere) and since the wall is in the basement, it’s cold and the tape never stuck well. Enter the need for a better solution. I’ve seen a lot of tutorials on how to DIY your own backdrop stand out of PVC pipe, so I grabbed my trusty notebook and drew up a quick sketch of what I’d need. Because my space in the basement is limited, I decided to go with a stand that was 54-inches wide and just over 60-inches tall. This is the perfect height for (smaller) kids l