For the past couple of years I've been immersed in the wet plate collodion process. Now I'm not a re-enactor but I have agreed to do a couple events. So now everything has to be period correct. After much research I have come up with my outdoor period correct photo studio. Here is a photo of what I have built. Right under the main ridge pole there are ties to tie on a back drop. I also have a silk scrim made to help diffuse harsh light entering from the side of the awning. It will just unroll and tie to the horizontal awning pole on either side.