I had just purchased my Botero background and received it this past Wednesday. I didn’t start feeling a little uneasy with the lack of instructions until after I had tried [unsuccesfully] to collapse it.
After three exhaustive hours of Googling, I could find nothing even remotely helpful save for a few forums, most of which were not at all easy to follow.
Someone somewhere said the method was similar to the PhotoFlex Photo Drops except “handled differently”. Of course, not a big help, but it got me sort of in the right direction. After I figured it out, I felt like a moron but at least learned it before my big photoshoot tomorrow evening. Oh yeah. Having trouble with a portable backdrop in front of the client? Oodles to my credibility, I tell you what.
So to everyone else out there also having similar (or possible carbon copy) troubles, this is for you! :)
The “film” is actually several stills of me “acting” in front of my Canon EOS 20D on a tripod with timer. I then put it all together in Photoshop and animated it in ImageReady. I figured the animation would help more than words.
Instructions:
1. Place the Botero 5×7″ muslin background in front of you (facing away from you) and then rotate it until it is laying horizontally on its side.
2. Gripping the background with the top and bottom (now the left and the right sides), pull the two sides slowly toward you until the background begins to fold. (Note how the background folds itself into two distinct cicles resembling a figure 8.)
3.Take the circle nearest your head and push it away from you so that it folds down into the circle laying on the ground. The Botero 5′7″ muslin background is now folded and ready to be placed inside it’s carrying pouch. Cheers. :)
Originally posted at Photo.net here.
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January 11th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
i would just like to say THANK YOU for your tips!! I’ve been struggling for about 4hrs to collaspe this background!! Thank you!!!
February 22nd, 2008 at 12:11 pm
hi i have tried to follow ur film but i still can not do it.
i have a 200×240 collapsible background its so big and im so tiny i can pull it together but thats all i can get it to do someone please help me its driving me crazy!!