Sunday, November 15, 2009

What's The Purpose of Green Screen Photography?

By Gary Dodge

Green screen photography is an innovative way to have fun with pictures. Special equipment is used in order to create special effects. For the most part a green screen is used as a background image for the purpose of erasing it afterwards and inserting another image in its place.

It is very important that you use green screen the right way because if it is done incorrectly you can ruin the entire picture. Having the right screen will allow you to have a smooth process, the screen in green screen photography is everything. Look below to get an idea, there are many ways you can get this image.

If you live in a studio style apartment or have an art studio you can use green screen photography by painting a wall green and using that as the image. Just make sure you get the entire area otherwise it can ruin your photo. The green must be able to fill the entire image for the whole process to work.

If you choose you can also use fabric. Reflections and such things can ruin everything and using fabric will prevent these types of things. Fabrics can have certain issues to so be careful when you are selecting a fabric to use.

What type of lighting should be used with green screen photography?

The lighting you choose to use is very important, more important then the background you decide to use. When using green screen photography you will want a certain amount of light to hit the background as well as the object you are photographing. You should always make sure the person in the picture is away from the background some. If not this may result in a shadow, and you surly don't want that.

Is there anything the people in the pictures can do to help?

In green screen photography you'll want the people you're photographing to be positioned a certain way. The best way to have them positioned is in a way where the screen fills the whole image. You'll also want to make sure they do not wear anything that might interfere with getting the desired shot. So it might be good to instruct them before you take the picture.

What can I do after I've taken a good picture?

You can do a multitude of things once you've gotten the shot you want. You can put in on your computer and use whatever software you have to fill the background image in as anything you want. You'll need to upload background pictures if you want something other then the pictures that may come with whatever software you're using. Doing this will create even more possibilities for you. After all you never know what you might come up with as the background image when you're using green screen photography.

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