The variety of occasions I’ve been known as to a restaurant, resort, or meals producer to {photograph} meals on location, with solely tired-looking tables or bar tops to work with, I can’t depend on two palms. Or recent white linen with nasty huge creases. I feel that’s even worse. Fortunately, V-Flat World has the reply with DuoBoards.
I’m going to be trustworthy, I’ve been doubtful about plastic boards with a pure floor printed on them. How does that look actual? I’ve all the time made my very own, and that works effectively inside my studio, however that concrete-effect floor I made is definitely actual concrete, so it’s too heavy to lug round to a location shoot.
DuoBoards despatched me three designs to check out. Every board measures 30×40 inches and is double-sided, providing you with a selection of two floor sorts or colours. That’s a pleasant contact. The boards are sturdy, but very mild. There may be additionally an possibility to purchase a smaller model at 24×24 inches.
With a DuoBoard, you get a pair of Duo Legs, so you’ll be able to stand one board up as a “wall,” and one other as a “flooring,” with a seamless end. This lets you create quite a lot of environments. One other good contact.
There are 26 variations providing 52 design/colour choices, masking each type of end, together with: stone, marble, plaster, concrete, even wooden and tile. I had the French Clay/Terracotta Blush, Iced Concrete/Midnight Cement, and Ocean Slate/Black Slate. I discovered myself utilizing the French Clay/Terracotta Blush essentially the most for capturing meals and nonetheless life, and used the concrete model quite a bit for capturing merchandise I’m reviewing right here on Fstoppers, like cameras, mics, and so on. It’s a pleasant refined look. The black slate was helpful as a darkish background, however was my least favourite to make use of as a flat lay floor.
One situation I’ve all the time had with do-it-yourself boards is protecting them clear. Oil from meals, as soon as on lots of my surfaces, creates marks that don’t come out. With DuoBoards, meals cleans off with out fuss. That’s handy.
What I Like
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The sizes out there are good for many tabletop objects I might wish to shoot
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They’re light-weight, but sturdy
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Getting two choices per board is nice
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Excessive-definition printing
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Washable
What I Dislike
- Nothing actually, aside from you do have to observe the place you place your lighting typically, to keep away from reflections. However then, it’s a must to try this in most capturing conditions anyway.
Conclusion
In the event you’re taking a look at constructing a house studio for capturing small tabletop objects like meals or merchandise, DuoBoards are a fantastic answer. As a result of they’re mild and straightforward to arrange, they’re good for somebody who doesn’t have a everlasting studio house and needs to often arrange a shoot on their kitchen desk.
24×24-inch DuoBoards retail at $74.95, and the 30×40-inch variations retail at $119.95.
You’ll be able to uncover extra and buy them right here.
