Superior Mardi Gras 107″x36′ Seamless Roll (49)

The Superior Mardi Gras 107"x36' seamless paper roll is premium heavyweight backdrop paper, made in the USA and wound on a sturdy core for clean, even pulls. Its matte, non-reflective surface kills hotspots and glare, giving photographers and DPs a smooth, continuous field of color from wall to floor.

Mardi Gras is a festive, vivid violet-purple with the celebratory energy its name promises. It is the roll to pull for party and event photography, dance and cheer portraits, bold beauty looks, nightlife-flavored social content, and product campaigns that want carnival color without a printed backdrop. In a lineup of sensible grays and whites, this is the one that makes people grin when it unrolls.

Daylight LEDs keep Mardi Gras electric and true; tungsten warms it toward magenta-plum, still striking but noticeably different, so match your sources across a multi-look day. Gold, green, and yellow wardrobe lean into the carnival theme, while black and white keep it graphic and modern. Strong saturation means strong bounce, so give subjects a few feet of distance if you need clean whites and neutral skin. The upside of all that color is durability: scuffs and floor wear disappear into it remarkably well.

At 107 inches wide and 36 feet long, this is the full-width roll that handles what a half-width cannot: standing full-body portraits, couples and small groups, fashion with movement, and generous floor sweeps for e-commerce. Nearly nine feet of coverage means feet, shadows, and gesture all stay on paper instead of falling off the edge. It hangs on any standard crossbar and pairs naturally with a 12-foot stand kit, and the 36-foot length yields many fresh pulls before the core is bare.

When the sweep gets scuffed mid-shoot, you do not clean it, you cut it: trim away the used section and unroll a fresh, perfect surface in under a minute. It mounts on any standard backdrop stand or wall-mounted roller system, making color changes and refreshes fast even for a single shooter.

• Color: Mardi Gras (Superior #49)

• Size: 107"x36' seamless roll

• Surface: matte, non-reflective heavyweight paper

• Origin: made in the USA, core-wound

Available now for purchase at all three Lightbulb Rentals locations — NYC, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh — and easily added to any rental order so it shows up with the rest of your gear.