| Have you gotten to the point of being sick and | | | | green seems to work more efficiently. It can be |
| bored with capturing (plus seeing) the identical old | | | | less difficult to strip out of the background, thus |
| images, time and time again? You've heard that | | | | most studios are switching to green. However it |
| "blue screen" is the way to go, except you don't | | | | does not do any harm to own both. |
| truly understand it or even know a great deal | | | | Another good advantage for green is that it |
| about it? Here is everything you need to | | | | creates fewer apparel conflicts. |
| understand to utilize it as a photography | | | | Since the color is mechanically eliminated and |
| background! | | | | substituted, if the subject has on a hue of that |
| Firstly...What exactly is it? | | | | color (blue) as part of their apparel...it's replaced. |
| You will hear the words "green screen", "blue | | | | You can often see shirts and ties that become |
| screen", and "chroma key" tossed around and | | | | strange appearing holes in the subject - showing |
| employed to mean the same thing. | | | | through to the brand new background. |
| Chroma key merely means working with a | | | | It's even happened among blue eyes! |
| backdrop which is one unpatterned, evenly | | | | Green tends to produce less of a apparel conflict, |
| illuminated color. The green and blue are the most | | | | it's less complicated for the cameras to work with |
| employed colors. Actually, you could work with | | | | also it's easier to light evenly. |
| ANY color - however blue and green tend to be | | | | Flat illumination is vital because shadows on the |
| easiest. I'll explain why that's the situation in a | | | | backdrop will show in the ultimate effect. This can |
| minute. | | | | ruin the realistic effect of the photography |
| Blue screen strategies can be employed in both | | | | background. Plus, employing irregular lighting, you'd |
| video and still pictures. You photograph somebody | | | | make different shades of the color...a few of |
| in front of the chroma key and then we later (or | | | | which might not get deleted properly. |
| at once working with high quality video cameras) | | | | The 3 main types of blue screen backgrounds |
| you delete the solid color and replace it using any | | | | are: paper, fabric and paint. |
| type of backdrop you want! | | | | Paint is good if you have a studio that has a cove |
| It's how the local meteorologist does the weather | | | | and you do all your photography there...it's useless |
| report. They are standing in front of a blue | | | | in the event you ever need to go on location. |
| screen and the camera digitally strips it out and | | | | Paper is available in big rolls, but is easily ripped |
| puts in your local weather map. They are | | | | and continuously needs to be replaced. This can |
| watching themselves with a monitor to find out | | | | get pricey in a hurry. |
| where to point and so on. It can be confusing and | | | | Fabric tends to keep going best and is |
| harder than you might imagine in order to be a | | | | transportable. And fabric is easy to wash (soiled |
| weatherman! | | | | blue screen backgrounds do not work well). |
| Secondly...Why use blue or green? | | | | Any fabric supplier can offer some material that |
| Typically we work with green and blue because | | | | could accomplish the job. Obtain a little and do |
| they're the farthest from the colors found in skin | | | | some testing with your photography background, |
| coloration. The technique was primarily done with | | | | any photo editing program is able to strip out the |
| blue, but as the standard of cameras changes, | | | | color. Experiment with it, you will like it! |