Are you looking for indoor photo shoot ideas? Here is the newspaper backdrop I set up in my apartment this past weekend!
The Stay at Home Order and covid19 has shifted what everyone’s day to day life looks like. For me personally, I’ve recently transitioned to taking photos indoors. Usually, I spend almost every weekend shooting for my blog and Instagram. I work with my photographer/friends Holly, Sam, and Maddy to shoot content all over the city. But since the Stay at Home Order was put in place in Washington State, I haven’t met up with any of my friends.
Last weekend, I put together a magazine backdrop and a newspaper backdrop. Both were pretty easy to set up.If you also want a fun idea for an indoor photo shoot,
Here’s the step by step on how to create a newspaper backdrop:
1.You’ll need a newspaper & tape
The two things you need to set up the newspaper backdrop are tape and of course a newspaper. Newspapers are pretty lightweight so you should only need some sort of scotch tape to put them up on the walls.
2. Tape the newspapers to a blank wall
Once you have your newspaper, separate the pages out, and tape them to the wall. I was more strategic about my which pages/colors I hung up on my magazine photo shoot. But with the newspaper, I hung up all the pages.
I also put a few newspaper pages down on the floor to sit on. I recommend being careful as you sit on top of the newspapers. Newspaper pages are so light, I was sure I was going to rip a page when I sat down to take photos.
3. Set up tripod, set up 10 second timer
After I set up the newspaper wall for the indoor photo shoot, I set up my tripod and my camera. I set up my 10 second timer and made sure I was in focus before I started snapping my photos. I recommend pressing down on the shutter half way or tapping on the camera screen (if you have a canon m50 like me) to help focus the camera before you jump in the frame.
If you don’t have a tripod, I recommend either a chair, stool, or even books to put your camera on. You can always adjust and straighten out your photos when you edit them if you find that your photos are a little crooked.
4. Take your photos!
After your camera, tripod, and background, it’s time to take photos! I decided to bring in my vintage phone as a prop for the photo shoot. I picked up this vintage phone at Value Village this past December for a 12 Days of Christmas Instagram series.
What other DIY home backdrops should I try next?
Do you plan on trying a newspaper backdrop?
Thank you for reading!
Love,
Emma