This background is very suitable for photography. This is actually the second backdrop I've bought from them. I keep it loosely padded and just throw it in the dryer on a cool setting to minimize wrinkles. Due to the fabric, hard shadows are minimal. Included is a photograph taken of you against a different background. I used a camera with two light settings left and right. The background had a lighter area in the center of the image. It is not the background in question.