Inexpensive Backdrops for Food Photography

Looking for an inexpensive way to create your own food photography backdrops? I am here to help. These backdrops will cost you twenty-five dollars for two different backdrop designs.

My original intentions were to buy interlocking wooden panels. However, I did not end up with interlocking panels.

Having to go out of town for supplies, I decided to try to make these wooden panels work. These wooden panels were purchased at Lowe’s for just under ten dollars.

Wood panels to make inexpensive backdrops for food photography

You can purchase wood glue for less than three dollars and each sample paint just under four dollars.

I already had paint brushes and a large plastic bag on hand, so didn’t include those in my costs.

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What you will need:

1 pack wooden panels

1 wood glue

3 paint samples

1 paint brush

1 large plastic bag

Making Inexpensive Backdrops for Food Photography

Metal, glass or plastic surfaces are the best to work on, as the glue will not adhere to the surfaces. Don’t have any of those? Cut open a large plastic bag and lay flat on a work surface.

Take each panel and run glue inside the inverted piece of each wood panel, hold and lightly squeeze together. When finished gluing all piece to one another, make sure they are even. Wipe of any excess glue and allow to dry for at least twenty-four hours.

For a distressed white board. Paint one side of the board brown and allow to completely dry. Lightly brush white paint strokes over the top without getting the paint brush fully covered in paint. Allow to completely dry.

For a blue board, paint the other side with white paint, allow to dry. Lightly brush blue paint strokes over the top of the white paint and allow to dry completely.

A good portion of your board will not be seen because it will be covered with your food and props, so don’t get over obsessed about making it perfect.