Photography Pro Tip: How to Easily Remove Wrinkles from Muslin Backdrops in your Photography Studio

With the popularity of seamless paper backdrops in a photo studio setting, it's easy to overlook the ease and versatility of shooting using muslin backdrops in your photo studio. They're compact, easy to use, aren't as difficult to store and maintain as seamless backgrounds, but they have one glaring issue...WRINKLES. This video is a simple tip to easily remove wrinkles from your muslin backdrops, and some examples of shots I've taken for Savage Universal in front of various muslin backdrops to hopefully inspire and elevate the idea of using muslin backdrops in your photo studio.

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[Savageuniversal]

GENIUS! The wrinkles fell out so quickly and easily! This is a great demo for photographers hesitant about trying out large cloth backgrounds and the prep time for them. Voila!

[Mont_Blanc_Photography]

Really useful tip thanks! For the photos where the backdrop was completely smooth, did you peg out or tighten up the backdrop by clamping it onto a frame to get that tight smooth look? Thanks.

[adamkhan]

Great video, thanks for sharing the tips!

[EdwardKilner]

Good tip. Alas, I could not actually see the wrinkles first nor last. Might be the iPad or my cataracts. I will take your word for it. A closeup might have shown details I missed.

[cheshiredaveus]

Great job, Mike! Congrats on your new channel. Love your style and work as always, and this was pretty interesting to find out about. Now, a video about a foolproof, quick way to lay down a paper seamless without wrinkles may make me more willing to drag them out... 😹

[selwynuy]

does it need to be hot/warm water? If shooting on-location, it might be difficult to come across hot/warm water.

[Digmen]

I just got one - but it smells very musty.
Can I wash it first in a washing machine?

[KaiMattern]

The one drawback is, you have to make 100% sure the backdrop is dry before storing again. Otherwise you will have a moldy surprise waiting for you...

[djtwilite]

didnt work with the neewer backdrop i got. i think its the material i wouldnt even say its a sheet type material but i wont be using it..

[WilsonSilverthorne]

Son of a B#$%@(#%$@#$%&*@#$%@#%$!!! I've been steaming forever - or my wife has....wait till I surprise her with this brilliant tip! Bravo!!!!