One Backdrop, Infinite Looks: How to Add Texture and Color to Portrait Backgrounds in Photoshop

One Backdrop, Infinite Looks: How to Add Texture and Color to Portrait Backgrounds in Photoshop

Most of us aren’t running a studio with a wall of seamless paper rolls in every color. I shoot out of a converted spare bedroom in Seattle, and for the longest time I felt limited by the single gray backdrop I owned. Every portrait session started to look like it came from the same universe, which is fine, but it’s not exactly inspiring for clients or for me. What changed things for me was watching Sean Tucker work through this exact problem.