THE ESSENTIAL SELECTION

Curated to help you choose things we know will work for you, in many styles and for many seasons

Classic whites and neutrals, a couple of greys and blacks plus the most complimentary colours for food and a few more edgy choices, these backdrops are ones we - and our clients - turn to time and time again. 

In fact if you bought all of these designs and had nothing else you would have an incredibly useful and versatile backdrop collection to serve you all year!

In stock - next day delivery options available 

Order before 1pm Monday to Thursday for same day dispatch

GET 4FOR3 TODAY

Enter code 4for3.apples at checkout to get 4 A1 backdrops for the price of 3.

Custom and print-to-order backdrops are not included in multi-buy deals.

NEW WALL 'DROPS

A NEW collection of vinyl backdrops specifically-designed to save you time when shooting at lower angles and you need something 'to go behind'.

No more last-minute steaming! No more only setting up against the 'good wall'!

Choose between deep, flowing fabrics and architectural materials plus lots more interesting and three-dimensional options; all lit very carefully to ensure you can hang them either way up to match your lighting coming in from either side.

In stock in the standard A1 size and printed-to-order in larger sizes.

Printed on our extra-thick vinyl to avoid curling, wobbling and shadows.

In stock - next day delivery options available 

Order before 1pm Monday to Thursday for same day dispatch

580. 'Salt' mottled white vinyl photography background
From £32.50
563. 'Boston' warm wooden worktop effect, A1 vinyl photography background
£32.50
582. 'Shirley' white marble, A1 vinyl photography background
£32.50
522. 'Kai' teal mottled effect, A1 vinyl photography background
£32.50
16 ESSENTIAL BACKDROPS - SAVE £145 - A1, Vinyl Backdrops
From £375.00 £520.00
581. 'Galley' old, dark wood, A1 vinyl photography background
£32.50
547. 'June' swirled sandy pink marble effect, A1 vinyl photography background
£32.50
589. 'Safe' brown mottled metal, A1 vinyl photography background
£32.50
596. 'Kyoto' black handpainted / slate effect, A1 vinyl photography background
£32.50
518. 'Bright copper' metal patina, A1 vinyl photography background
£32.50
524. 'Eunice' sandy stone effect vinyl photography background
From £32.50
602. 'Trig' dark grey metal patina, A1 vinyl photography background
£32.50
515. 'Hvar' white handmade tile effect, A1 vinyl photography background
£32.50
585. 'Draper' faded light wood effect, A1 vinyl photography background
£32.50
598. 'Brasserie' green marble/granite effect, A1 vinyl photography background
£32.50
532. 'Jolie' light blue/grey effect, A1 vinyl photography background
£32.50
505. 'Amos' concrete grey effect, A1 vinyl photography background
£32.50
Black Velvet Styling A1 Carry & Store Backdrop Case
£38.00

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About us

BVS founder, Sophie Purser (an interior/prop stylist and director) started making photography backdrops in 2016 when she couldn’t find anything suitable while making the move into still life photography.

Originally creating hand-painted backdrops that drew on her fine art training, Sophie saw the need for more affordable options - that look just as professional - and started to develop a range of sustainable printed backdrops in 2018.

Black Velvet Styling was born with this in mind – to offer high-quality, professional studio backdrops for all budgets and briefs whether you're shooting international advertising campaigns or homemade crafts.

5 years on, our business that began from a single plan-chest of 6 drawers now boasts over 100 designs with customers all over the world.

We take great pride in supplying backdrops and creating unique surfaces for commercial studios, prop houses, publishers and all manner of creatives. We're also the only manufacture of sustainable paper backdrops.

We are a team of eight based in Derbyshire from our mother-company HQ, film and photography production studio, OLSON.

Thank you for visiting and feel free to get in touch about our backdrops or production work!