Portrait background colour

[Don]

Folks

am about to purchase some background muslin in various prints etc. Have a
client who is a red head with fair skin and freckles. What is your view on
the best colour for a background to bring out the red highlights of her hair
and one that will be harmonious with her skin colouring?

regards

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Don From Down Under

[Bigguy]

Very dark green... ?

Guy

[SVTKate]

Being a strawberry blonde myself,
I recommend blue or a soft grey green.

Kate

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[Randall Ainsworth]

In article <4S5Ce.50173$oJ.2...@news-server.bigpond.net.au>, Don
<macki...@bigpond.com> wrote:

> am about to purchase some background muslin in various prints etc. Have a
> client who is a red head with fair skin and freckles. What is your view on
> the best colour for a background to bring out the red highlights of her hair
> and one that will be harmonious with her skin colouring?

The answer is...the opposite of red.

[stefan patric]

On Sat, 16 Jul 2005 11:05:36 +0000, Don wrote:

> am about to purchase some background muslin in various prints etc. Have a
> client who is a red head with fair skin and freckles. What is your view
> on the best colour for a background to bring out the red highlights of her
> hair and one that will be harmonious with her skin colouring?

Remember, in portraiture, the subject is paramount, the background should
be... well... in the background, secondary, tertiary. It should
complement the subject and the lighting, contribute to the overall "look"
and "theme" of the shot, but, for the most part, be unnoticed. Without
knowing what type of lighting (hi-key, low-key, short, broad, butterfly,
Rembrandt, etc.) you'll be using, what the subject will be wearing,
whether it's a man or woman or child, what esthetic effect you might be
trying to achieve, etc., any recommendation for color or type of
background would really be useless, and most likely, detrimental to the
overall photographic effect you're trying to achieve.

Stefan

[Don]

Stefan

thanks for your comments. Unfortunately I am financially locked into only
being able to purchase one or two options that I need to make work for a
range of situations including some of the lighting you discussed. The
consensus appears to be to go for a blue/green.

regards

Don
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