Kate 5x7ft/1.5m(W) x2.2m(H) Blue Headshot Background Blue Texture Portrait Photography Microfiber Backdrop Photo Studio Props

Needed a dark, moody backdrop for a musical director headshot and ordered this based on good reviews and great price. I couldn't be more pleased. The backdrop came well-packaged and folded pretty small, so there were some intense wrinkles. But those wrinkles came right out with very little time and effort using a quality fabric steamer. The pattern is well printed and gives a lot of flexibility for light or dark backdrop, depending on how much light you allow to hit it. The top rod pocket is generous, making it easy to install the backdrop on my stand. My other backdrops are larger and microfiber and I was surprised how easy it was to work with this 5x7 terry material. I bought this in gray and blue, and will probably order a brown as well.

NOTE to Kate - I would love your backdrops even more than 5 stars if you would put a pocket at the top and "bottom" of your backdrops. I know several reviewers are saying they reverse theirs so the pocket is at the bottom. If you were wondering Kate - it is so we can put a pole at the bottom to help keep the backdrop tight and straight. I am reviewing the 6.5x10ft Large Blue Backdrop (Retro Cyan). I had no problem washing an drying the backdrop - followed the instructions. I run several wool balls in my dryer - it came out fine, hung it and did not have to steam it at all. No wrinkles - love the look and feel of it. Would buy this again - seller was great. Yes it comes folded in a bag, Yes it is wrinkled when you take it out of the bag - not sure how some people thought they were going to receive it any other way. Follow the instructions, or reach out to the manufacture (their contact information is right at the top of the backdrop) if you need help or have questions. Don't iron. I plan on buying other colors from the same company,

Kate brand backdrops will be my go to. I bought the tan and the dark red, both are quality material and look great.

I bought this backdrop while looking for a distressed patterned backdrop. After searching online and getting a good idea on how expensive these were, I came across this Kate backdrop on Amazon. After reading the good reviews for it, and seeing that it was loads cheaper on Amazon than on the official Kate Backdrop store, I bought one. The backdrop was a good thickness & weight - not sheer at all, slight reflective sheen to the surface (which I thought might be an issue but is not). I like the fact that it has a pole pocket on the top edge for mounting onto a backdrop stand. You can still hang the backdrop horizontally without using the pole pocket by using several jaw clips. After taking a few test photos, I noticed that the abstract background print is blurred out, giving a nice bokeh effect without actually needing to shoot wide open. I've shot with other backgrounds at the same F-stop, and you can see a lot less detail (like wrinkles!) with the Kate backdrop. In fact, I did not iron or put the new Kate backdrop in the dryer (a good fast easy trick for wrinkle removal) at all - just pulled the edges tight before clipping to the backdrop stands. No visible wrinkles in the shot at all. I would HIGHLY recommend the Kate Backdrop to anyone looking for a great backdrop at a great price. I'm even looking to get the other color variants of the grey & black one that I bought.

The quality was great. Very thick almost like velvet. Used it for a baby photoshoot and it really did come out beyond expectations. I'll be ordering more in different colors. Size was perfect. Doesn't wrinkle easy and it was easy to iron.

Very nice size and material photos well.

This is high quality and it matches the pictures and description but it’s just hard to get the crease lines out from it being folded during packaging. I used a steamer and had to go over it many times but still the lines are slightly viable. Hoping they will disappear over time. For the price it is excellent.

I like the pattern on this backdrop. It's smooth and well blended, and doesn't distract from the subject. The 5x7 size works well for a single headshot, and the fabric is light weight enough that I could rig it to a bookshelf for an at-home portrait.This is my second gray backdrop from Kate, and neither of them has been neutral gray. (To be fair, the title is "gray purple" backdrop, but it shows up when searching for gray.) Photographers need neutral gray backdrops. This one is 30-40 points magenta. I'm not sure what is so hard about printing using only black and light black inks, but here we are.