I may have become just a little obsessed with taking about a million pictures of my baby these first few weeks. Newborns are just so pose-able and sleepy and tiny that I can't help but pull out my camera at every given moment! Sure, my phone camera could do the job, but when you have beautiful backdrops and floordrops at your disposal, why not make something beautiful, dramatic, and worth printing for your wall?! When I was putting together props for Miss B's baby announcement, I started hunting for a library scene, and I found exactly what I was looking for at Butterfly Backdrops! I fell in love with their shop and I'm excited to feature them today. At no cost to facilitate this review, I was sent two backdrops and they were just exactly what I envisioned for creating gorgeous pictures that look like studio quality from my own home.
All Butterfly Backdrops are delivered rolled in sturdy cardboard tubes so that you don't have to worry about creases or folds, and most orders are shipped the same day they are printed. Something I noticed about Butterfly Backdrops that sets them apart from other backdrop companies is that they print with eco-friendly latex inks that are cured immediately. This ensures that the backdrops are dry and odorless and completely safe for infants or people sensitive to chemicals. I really appreciated being able to take these right out of the tube and get straight to work on the pictures, without having to wait for the smell to air out or for creases to settle.
The first one I chose was this Darker Parkay. You can't go wrong with classic, clean, hardwood floors since they can be used for dozens of different things like family pictures, food photography, school pictures, product reviews, and especially baby photography. I would dare to say that almost 100% of newborn photography is taken indoors so that you can control the climate conditions (and most importantly, set a space heater right on that tiny little body!), so floordrops are a must if you really want to photograph babies.
This Darker Parkay looks so rich in pictures! I ordered this in a 60" x 72" size, which I found provided plenty of floor coverage. I thought the ink printing was deep and rich and that the matte vinyl does a good job of avoiding glare. The backdrops are available as a flat drop or with grommets or a pole pocket so that you can hang from a backdrop stand like you see below.
While the wood floor will be extremely useful for future pictures, I was really jazzed about this Wicked Smart library backdrop for our baby announcement pictures! I wanted to create a library scene right out of Beauty & the Beast without taking these in an actual library, so we brought the books to us.
I think it produced the perfect effect! Again, I found the colors to be rich, the printing crisp, and the vinyl sturdy. The 60" x 48" size felt a little short at first, but as you can see, it was exactly the right size for what I wanted to do.
Typical printing time is just 2 days and many orders ship the same day they are printed. Butterfly Backdrops is also able to print "Double Drops", where two 5 ft. drops are hung side by side, creating an image 10 ft. wide by any height. Printing custom designs or even photos is not a problem! See what other photographers are doing with their Butterfly Backdrops:
Aren't you intrigued and inspired to try out some backdrops for yourself?! Visit Butterfly Backdrops and start picking out the perfect backdrops for your next photo shoot.
Buy it: You can purchase the Darker Parkay and Wicked Smart for $55-$105, depending on size and hang style.
I (Camille) received two backdrops at no cost to facilitate this review. All opinions are my own.
Jodi Kershuk says
I really like the precious planks. I think it would look great in a lot of pictures.
Angela Rankin says
I'd love to win some backdrops to use for our little one coming in May! 🙂 And, all of these ones look really nice!
Angela Rankin says
I really like Precious Planks and Harvest of Grain.
Rachel DeMille says
I love the Alaskan Cabin backdrop...so cute!
Abedabun Dawn says
Oh my! How do I choose a favorite? They are all so beautiful! Some of my favorites are the Rustic Cream, Aztec Temple, Arch Away and so many more !
lettitia says
So many pretty ones but I love the flower shower.
Stephanie Phelps says
Oh they are so cool. I love the Sweet Apples and the Jump for July and all the rest 🙂
laurie nykaza says
Spring love is nice love the colors they all look so amazing to use.
Aaron says
My favorite backdrop is "Chance of Clouds" =)
Elsie says
I especially like the following designs....Snowy night, frosty Friday....and best of all...Snow globe!
The variety of backdrops is amazing, and magical!
Stephanie says
I like the Fancy Passage the best!
Tiffinie W says
i loved broken raton and funky lights. Also wooden harvest and rustic wall
Mary Larsen says
I love the Aqua Blooms
Linda Peavy says
I love the precious plank backdrop. It fits in perfectly with the current Shabby Chic trend.
Lisa Garland says
I like the Fenced In and Precious Planks backdrop!!
JIll H says
grass roots or flower tower.
sonia b says
Wooden harvest, soft brown, tree tunnel, so many!!!
Angel Emory-Smith says
I would love to win for pictures of my family. I would keep my favorite and share the other two with my two favorite photographers to share the love.
ellen Kowal says
Hard to choose! I like the floors, like Alaskan Cabin
Theresa D. says
Spring love and flower shower are awesome I would love to take pictures of the kids with these!
Jessica Haynes says
My favorites are definitely the wood backdrops, especially Wooden Harvest and Precious Planks!
shay washington says
leafy larry is beautful! I would love to win this one.
Sara says
I like the pink flowers backdrop
Marya Mann says
Fenced in, wooden harvest, night damask, harvest grain
Amber Ludwig says
I loooove Precious planks and Coolage!
christy r says
I love the nature boards backdrop and woukd combine it with the curtain call backdrop.
amy march says
The precious planks is fantastic!
Bel M says
Love all those backdrops.Great for pictures.I love Head in the Clouds for my little.
Jessica M. says
I like fenced in, school's out and night damask the best! They are all very cool though!
Angela W says
I like them all especially the sweet apple one!
Pattu says
pick me please
Lisa Williams says
I love the sweet apples and sweet Sunday backdrops,there were too many to list that I liked!
Joy says
The school teacher and book-lover in me really likes Wicked Smart.
Trisha Burgess says
I love the sweet apples backdrop!
Shareen Mioskowski says
I LOVE these backdrops they are amazing!! My favorites are Betty's Best, Ivy League, Alaskan Cabin, Sunny side up, and Fitting Frame.
wendy browne says
I really like the shabby chic Flower Shower.
Alona Y says
I really like the Galaxia and the Afternoon Breeze backdrops!
Sandra davis says
spring love
Mackenzie says
I loved the idea of the Belle baby picture. I thought that was soooo adorable!!! Of course, Beauty and the Beast is my favorite Disney Princess Movie (nothing like a nerdy princess that saves the prince) so the Wicked Smart is my favorite.
Joseph Skidmore says
Rooftop Prop would be one Id want, love city life
Laura Wilson says
My favorite background is Wooden Harvest.
Stephanie Arellano says
Metropolis by Night and the library backdrops are seriously the coolest backdrop. I might have to order them.
Sonya Sanderson says
I like Winter Birds.
Kimberly Frazee says
Harvest of Grain, Cloud Scratch, Brick Grunge, Classy Paints, OMGEESH I could go on and on lol. I love them all. Im a photo taking lover lol
Sarah C. says
SOOOO many great options, but I have to say I love Blues Clues and Jump for July!
Amy P says
I like Cloud Scratch and Love to Love. There are so many cool ones, though!
Karen Jaras says
I am in love with the night cityscape. I could see this with an upper spotlight with the Batman cut-out and the kids in a batman outfit.
Maria Castro says
Love both the Flower Shower and Wooden Harvest backdrops.
jessica z says
I really like the Bubbly backdrop!
Debbie Warila says
I like Wooden Harvest and Patchwork Perry.
lisa e says
I really like them all, but love the patchwork Perry.
Dawn Monzu says
I really like Walnut Wall, and Inside Outside. There are so many to pick from though, and I love all of them! These would be so cool to have!!!
Amanda Alvarado says
I like the Snow Globe, Birthday Bash and Pebble Beach.
Marcia Galovits says
I loved Snowy Night and Chance of Clouds.
Borisyuk Photography says
Love the fancy bed background!
Holly Thomas says
I liked so many it was hard to choose. If I have to choose 3 I would pick Kara's Bokeh, Birthday Bash & Be Mine.
Penni says
I love the "Free as a Bird" backdrop!
Cheryl Weber says
My favorites are artbrushes, double doored, Christmas cooley, double bubble, snow day, free as a bird, anything purple, ice wall, and sweet apples.
Amanda Kinder says
I love the Free as a Bird backdrop!
Katy P says
I like the Love to Love!
Monica Stewart says
I love Spring Love!
Kati says
I would so LOVE to try some of these!! Bokeh raton, Alaska cabin, fenced in, love to love, blues clues, fire engine brick, snow globe, grass roots, and canary chev are some of my faves.. just to name a few 😉
Courtney says
ooooh flower shower <3 😀
Amber C says
Spring Love is gorgeous!
Laura says
My favorite backdrop is the "Leafy Larry", but they have so many other good ones too!
Amanda McCollum says
I adore Precious Planks! That's my kind of design!
Stephanie says
I have been trying to improve my photos and this would be awesome
Joanne Gregory says
I like the Fenced In backdrop.
sherry blamer says
I love the wooden harvest back drop.
angie gatto says
I love snow days and funky lights.
Ashley Packard says
I love the Christmas style one
Katrina says
These look fantastic!
Katrina says
I love wooden harvest and fenced in!
Linda Mannst says
I really like the Magic Mushrooms
This would be a great background for the little one. Thank you for this opportunity
Jessica Eluskie says
Arch away and Christmas lights are awesome
Tammy Horn says
Spring Love is really pretty, they all are, but my favorite is the Wooden harvest. You can do so much with that.
Kristen says
I would love these for when my baby is born in June!
Sherry Compton says
I like the Sprinkles.
Sandra Watts says
I like several but here are a couple of my favorites. The Pebble Beach, Metropolis by Day, Wicked Smart and the Sunny Side Up.
Dee Lafrenz says
Love the Serve the Lord, Chance of Clouds, Christmas Cooley, and Harvest of Grain. Like the Cool as Ice and Frosty Friday.
What a wonderful giveaway! These are fantastic for portraits!
Nicole R. says
I love the rustic cream backdrop!
Mary Williams says
I love the Metropolis at night backdrop!
Joan Kubes says
A lot of nice ones, I like Wooden Harvest.
Maria Gagliano says
This is so cool. I love Flower Shower best
Holly Robinson says
I like Apocalypse Wow
Jayne says
I like School's Out.
Dorothy Boucher says
love the Letter of Love
Joye Rast says
I like Spring Love and Heads in the Clouds.
Christina B. says
These are the ones I like best ans the order I like them in. Pebble Beach, Christmas Coolly, Wicked Smart, Parkay Darker and Magic Mushrooms.
Tiffany Medeiros says
I really love precious flowers
Kris DeVoss says
I think Metropolis by night is beautiful!!!
Thank you for the giveaway!!
Kris DeVoss says
I also entered the Giveaway https://www.vivaveltoro.com/2015/02/butterfly-backdrops-review-giveaway.html and thought we were suppose to use that for an entry ...I am so lost ...I can not find where I read that at?!?! Lol!
Thank you again for the Giveaway!!
LAURIE MURLEY says
I like the wooden harvest the most but its hard to just choose one
Shannon says
One of the many I like is Alaskan Cabin.
Samantha Dekan says
I love them all... Purple putty, sparkling blue, Kara’s Bokeh, up and away...
Jessica Goble says
I love the planks backdrop
Madeline McGrane says
Precious Planks would be a great backdrop to own!!
Jake B says
Purple Putty is my favorite, thanks for the chance to win.
Kelley says
These look awesome. I've never used backdrops before and would love to try them out!!!
Melinda Stephens says
I love the Tool Time and Tool Time backdrops.
Lily Kwan says
The Sheepish backdrop looks very nice!
Jennifer Shelton says
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Spring Love backdrop 🙂
Sue J. says
I like Head in the Clouds and Fifties Floral!
Shea Balentine says
I love the Night Escape backdrop!
maria c says
I really like the olive oil, wooden harvest, dark jeans, fenced in, and precious plank.
Leah Shumack says
I really like Head in the Clouds, Patchwork Perry and Spring Love !