Price increase from 1st November - small but necessary sorry! October 17, 2024Sophie Purser Not good news today sorry; unfortunately due to supplier cost increases we have no choice but to increase some of our backdrop prices. The good news is, only a few...
Design your own backdrop competition - you could win your backdrop design + a £100 gift voucher October 07, 2024Sophie Purser Hey! Sophie here, I hope you're good! I'll be honest with you I have hit a bit of a wall when it comes to new backdrop designs lately. I do...
Beautiful cookbook 'Garnish with Garam Masala’, by Sukhmani Pantal photographed exclusively on our backdrops (with an iphone!) September 26, 2024Sophie Purser We're so happy to share this brilliant cookbook by Sukhmani Pantal, shot by Suki on a few of our most vibrant photography backdrops with her iphone 11 We spoke to Suki about...
White photography backdrops - different ways to shoot with this classic allrounder, as shown by our wonderful customers May 23, 2024Sophie Purser Hello! It might feel like an obvious, easy or even cliche backdrop choice, shooting on white, but they've become a firm favourite for a reason; they're so blooming versatile! White goes with everything...
FOOD ART PROJECT - MAY PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE - WIN A 1-TO-1 PHOTOGRAPHY TRAINING SESSION OR A £100 GIFT VOUCHER May 10, 2024Sophie Purser WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BE SPONSORING THE FOOD ART PROJECT - MAY PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE ALONGSIDE GUEST JUDGE @ANNA_JANECKA THIS MONTH We're huge fans of Anna's and we know she loves styling with...
How to use moodboards to plan, present & clarify your styling and photography direction February 19, 2024Sophie Purser12 comments Moodboards can help you plan, create, clarify and connect your styling and photography for one shot, a days shoot or across an entire brand. Whether you create them digitally on something...
52 recipes inspired by 52 works of art - all shot on 1 backdrop February 09, 2024Sophie Purser How gorgeous, we just had to share Felicity Souter's beautiful cookbook described as “the world’s most evocative recipe book” by TATLER. It features 52 recipes developed to match 52 works of...
#bvsbackdrops Insta feed has hit 12,500 posts - thats 12,000+ images or videos created by our customers! January 24, 2024Sophie Purser Wow wow wow! Thank you so much! Its so great to see so many of you sharing your creative work under our #bvsbackdrops hashtag - we love seeing the different ways you...
NEW dispatch and shipping times November 29, 2023Sophie Purser Good morning! Black Velvet Styling is moving out of our studio space in December and with that comes new order info and delivery timescales. If you have ordered during the Black Friday sale please bear...