A photography background mat that rolls up into a cylindrical shape making it easy to transport. The inventive device includes a top layer of woven fabric ideal for a photography background, two or more layers of woven fabric, and two or more layers of adhesive as required to bond all layers of woven fabric. The mat can also include a bottom layer of woven fabric ideal for a photography background, making the mat dual sided. When the user is finished photographing products on the present invention, the user simply rolls up the invention into a cylindrical shape without the mat wrinkling or collapsing into a fold.

A system for winding a screen vertically is provided. The system can include a tube and a smoothing edge feature, such as a tensioning rod. The tube can rotate about a vertical axis and draw the screen over the smoothing edge feature to cause the screen to wind up onto the tube that is positioned vertically.

Embodiments of the present invention disclose a roll-drop curtain assembly having enhanced stability for supporting curtains of a variety of materials while maintaining structural integrity, shape, and form of the overall assembly itself. The invention utilizes a series of one or more tension cables operatively coupled to the distal end plates of a roll-drop assembly and traversing the length of an inner portion of the roll-drop assembly in a specific manner. The design effectively applies a high degree of tension force to the inner walls of the roll-drop assembly, resulting in increased structural rigidity of the roll-drop assembly overall.