After some trial and error, here is the latest photo setup I have come up with:

This is in front of a north-facing window in a room with neutral colored walls.

I have only had time for two or three photo sessions since the workshop, but after an initial learning curve, they have gone well and I am feeling much more creative and in control of the photography process. I ALMOST look forward to them.

The picture of the setup shows the “background sandwich” which makes the routine of photographing much more efficient. With this setup I get a gray background, a white background, and a linen background without too much rearranging.

I am looking forward to trying to add different background colors in Photoshop or Lightroom, but that is another post.

Here is an annotated version of my current setup. Perhaps it will provide you with some inspiration:

annotated version of the setup