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I just use a piece of black material as backround for my pics. Velvet might be a bit more expensive but I'm sure it would do nicely. Velvet might be good also for not getting as wrinkled as some material does including the material that I use. The problem with white is there is a tendency to get shadows more easily. The digital camera will offer you a lot more to experient with when it comes to lighting. I find natural lighting the best rather than flash. A lot of my pics are done in the garage with the black background under my flourescent shop light. When outside the bright sunlight will be a bit much for a good picture, at least for my taste. again experimenting will be the key here because everyones taste is different. I can say one thing for sure though, you will have a lot of fun doing this. If you have any trouble trying to get some pictures on the forum here, just let us know, I'm sure one of us will get you going. Here's a pic taken yesterday of my juniper that I've been posting from time to time just to show you what I mean about the overhead fluorescent light and no flash.