Thursday, 7 June 2012

Green Screen Photography - Improving Pictures and Movies

Green screen photography is a technique of blending two pictures wherein the green or blue color is removed from one picture revealing another picture behind it. The technique totally frees the imagination of the photographers in the way that no other technique can. You, as a photographer, can place things or individuals anywhere across the world… on mountains, beaches, lakes, parks etc.

Nowadays, green screen technique is utilized by amateurs and professionals alike. Amateurs use the technique to cut some costs spent on shooting at outdoor places, while professionals use the technique to produce indescribable pictures. Green screen has gained popularity because it is easy to use. You just need to create a background elevated enough to match with the frame and cover this background with a high quality green cloth… and you are ready for shooting. There are a variety of background packages available, from where you can choose some extra ordinary backgrounds to apply in your photos. Beach fronts, jungle setting, mountain tops, etc. can be obtained with the help of computer graphics and green screen software.

Green screen technology has been employed by film makers over the years, in the situations when the sets are difficult to create. Thus, the technique has helped the small budget film makers to produce films in lesser costs. In this technology, you must be careful regarding lighting. Usually, the static photographers make use of a 3-point lighting system. 4 or 5 point lighting system is also used by some photographers to produce extra special effects.

Green screen technology has many benefits in the field of digital photography, the most important being the liberty to produce anything. It exploits chroma screen to produce great background settings which are very difficult or nearly impossible to produce in reality. The technique is not only being used by film makers, but also by photographers all across the globe. 

There are many websites that offer green screen software & products, and advice on using green screen technique. However, not all of them are concise or specific. Greenscreenstudiokits.com can be reached for finding valuable green information and green screen products.

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