Cheap Photography Studio Backdrop Mount

Step 6 Hang 'em high!

Using your needlenose pliers, pry open your chain and detach (2) 2-link lengths. Hook an s-hook into the small eyehole on each end of the PVC pipe and attach a length of the chain to each one. Hook another s-hook to the other ends of the chain lengths and attach each one to the large eyehooks in the ceiling. Slap some endcaps on the pipe and you're finished! You now have a durable photo studio backdrop mount that's the perfect size for hanging a 9' roll of seamless paper.

Thoughts:
- I was worried initially that the small eyehooks in the PVC wouldn't be able to support the weight of a full roll of paper, but it worked out great. If it had been a problem I planned to put a small length of wooden dowel into each end of the PVC to give the eyehooks something to screw into once the thread got past the plastic.
- Smallish plastic-padded clips are perfect for holding the roll of paper up and out of the way when not shooting (see photo). I got two of em for a buck at the dollar store.
- Comments or suggestions are more than welcome!

Comments

[tbugg]

Hang two of them, one right next to the first, a couple inches higher, then you can have your white and grey seamless hung at the same time and don't have to switch them out when you want to change the background. That's my plan, once I get the storage room in the basement cleared out...

[theresanovak]

Oooh, ahhh! That looks so cool! I'll have to think about how to use this in my basement with the drop ceiling. Maybe it could mount to the wall.

[edji]

Very great. I will probably make one for me. Thanks for the idea. Instead of cutting the PVC pipe in the middle (step 5), I think it would be better to cut it near one end of the pipe (but inside the chain part...) That way, it will be easiest to replace the backdrop.

[reedzilla]

yep, I'm sure that would work just fine too....one of the reasons I cut my PVC in half was to be able to fit it in my car for the ride home from the hardware store, so if you have a big enough vehicle that shouldn't be an issue :) thanks for the comment and good luck!

[YakDriver]

This was a great idea and I just finished building your rig in my garage. After ten years of procrastination, I have cleaned the garage to allow both cars inside and the result has been a very workable indoor studio for days when I don't or can't use the outdoor settings. My thanks for the tips. Harry

[reedzilla]

awesome, glad it worked out for you!