2 ideas for photo backdrops
Two of Los Angeles’ brightest stars on the design blogging scene, Joy Cho of Oh Joy! and Kelly Mindell, founder of Studio DIY, shared ideas with The Times for creating sparkling photo backdrops to help us document the evening in style.
Holo-back: balloons
Mindell decorated a wall with holographic balloons — those big, puffy, foil balloons — accessorized with disco balls, a portrait chair and glittery, silver fringe. Using large foil balloons, expect to budget between $100 and $150. A smaller space and latex balloons would cut the cost. Here’s how she did it:
Materials
Balloons, already inflated Fishing line (available at hardware stores) Removable hooks (such as Command hooks) Glue dots or tape Accessories like disco balls, fringed silver garland Scissors
1
String holographic balloons on several 10- to 12-foot strands of fishing line. 2
Place removable hooks at varying heights, spaced out across the wall you plan to use as your backdrop. 3
Hang the balloons by wrapping the fishing line around the hooks, snaking the line up and down to catch the various hooks. It doesn’t need to be in any sort of pattern; this process is very forgiving. 4
Use glue dots or tape to add in extra balloons by taping them to the balloons already strung on the wall to fill in gaps.
Pro tip: Grab a smartphone and check out your handiwork, adjusting as needed.