Best backgrounds for food photography?

QThis year I’ve been combining my two big passions of cooking and photography to produce stylish food images from home. I have some nice slate tiles and rustic-looking planks of wood that I often place my creations on to shoot, but they take up a lot of space when not in use, are heavy, and have perhaps been over-featured in my images by now. Are there any backgrounds designed speci cally for this kind of photography that I could look to invest in? Sally Wisdom

AFor at lays and food photography, vinyl backgrounds can often be the perfect choice. Available in a huge range of colours and high-resolution texture designs such as aged wooden oorboards and rusting iron panels, these lightweight plastic sheets are

exible and – importantly for food photography – wipe clean! With a matt nish, re ections are minimised, and they can be quickly rolled up when not in use for easy transportation or storage. Sold in sizes from 30cm up to several metres wide, they’re also fairly inexpensive with a 60x90cm backdrop just £20 from clubbackdrops.com. The aforementioned site even offers vinyl printing of your own texture images, allowing you to create a one-off backdrop if you so desire!