Green Screen, Chroma Key

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Comment by Robert Davis on January 11, 2012 at 4:37pm

I have a question for all of you. When using my Green Screen, I get green in the hair which is very difficult to remove, so how do you deal with this?

Comment by Lea Mau Cook on November 10, 2011 at 11:18am

Thank you for elaborating a bit Robert and Steven thanks for your come back. It's always nice to find out what others are doing.

Comment by Robert Davis on November 9, 2011 at 9:31pm

Hey Stephen, I too do a lot of work on location so I'm dragging lights, background, etc. to the job site. One of the things I learned back a million years or so ago was that If I blast the background with a lot of light it goes white, then I can add whatever background I want - akin to using a green screen but not as easy. Sometimes people share their images with me and I make a background from those for their portraits - challenging sometimes but still a lot of fun.

I too have a Canon speed light that I use on camera for those special funky jobs, I use it with a battery pack which makes the recharge time in milliseconds. Gotta love these wonderful accessories.

For my portrait work I use White Lightnings, have five of them - I'd be lost without them. I also use umbrellas but prefer the softbox as the light tends to wrap more.

Well the eyes are starting to sag out, had a class tonight so I'm pooped and wore out. take care my friend and keep that camera clicking.

Bob

Comment by Stephen Joe Payne on November 9, 2011 at 7:58pm

I think Dora posted a photograph of her studio.  I am a portable photographer and I never fully know where my studio will be.  In a few cases, someone has had a small extra space so I have lugged in my background stand, 6X7 foot green/blue screen, light stands, Canon speedlites, other stands and cameras to create a studio.  I am usually about an hour on setup and an hour on break down.  I am careful on break down because I may not have a chance to return to the scene.  I'd enjoy a studio but as long as I am known for being portable, that is probably going to be life.  I have goals to acquire a few more EX-580 lights and I think I want to move to Pocket Wizard flash control systems to get radio control so I am not dependent upon the flash seeing the controller.  All works but needs improvement.  And I, of course, need improvement.  A photographer is never really satisfied until two years after being dead.  Stephen

Comment by Robert Davis on November 9, 2011 at 6:05pm

Ohmigosh, I'm an avid shutter bug. I have tens of thousands of images. As I go through my collection I find stuff and then I store them in a folder, then when I'm bored I start playing - gotta love Photoshop and all the multitudes of Plug-ins that are available. Once I'm happy with the image I save it as a Jpeg usually around 3 Meg. When a client says they like a given background I offer to make changes such as color density, etc. and to resize it is so simple. It is a labor of love that drives me onward and it also has to do with the expressions my clients make when they stumble upon a background that's, well, not so traditional. Just like Stephen, I'll photograph just about anything that I think I might want to use later on - who knows what great background will appear before me. LOL. Yup it's all about the love of what I do.

Comment by Lea Mau Cook on November 9, 2011 at 5:48pm

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That background would suffice very nicely. Could you please elaborate how you are acquiring these and what format you save it as. Useable size ect. Thanks.

Comment by Robert Davis on November 9, 2011 at 1:12pm

Here is one image I use for the holidays. This is easily adjusted in size and background color, as well as being able to flip it so the balls are on the other side. Please enjoy.

Comment by Lea Mau Cook on November 9, 2011 at 12:20pm

Great message Robert.  Sounds like you've jumped in with both feet..  Seems green screen has turned out to truly be your best friend. That's great Perhaps examples of your backdrops would be valuable to the rest of us. I only wish I have more time to play with my green screen right now. Your comment is very motivating. Thanks.

Comment by Robert Davis on November 9, 2011 at 12:02pm

I must say that using the green screen has been an absolute blessing for me. As it stands now, I have just over 2,600 digital backgrounds/textures to use with it. The only real problem I'm having is the occassional flashback from the green in the hair, which is relatively easy to remove. If anyone is using a green screen and is experiencing problems I hope they post them here, so we all can help as well as learn too.

Comment by Lea Mau Cook on November 9, 2011 at 11:49am

Hi Robert, thanks for your note. Unfortunately life has been getting in the way of fun for awhile. I'm here but would love others to contribute comments for the time being. Hope all is well with you Robert.

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