Bought this year to take family Christmas photos and they came out so much better than just standing against a white or accent wall. I still haven't learned how to use the green screen, but now I have a reason to play around with it. The sticks were very strong and held up well. I was afraid that they would be fragile, but they turned out to be very strong. I'm really looking forward to setting this up for future parties when things get back to normal and snapping some maternity photos.