Lighting Effects in Green Screen Photography

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Lighting Effects in Green Screen Photography
« on: August 12, 2010, 11:26:40 AM »
Lighting Effects in Green Screen Photography

by Angel Wood

Green screen photography refers to the technique of replacing the background image of a subject by any other desirable image through digital means. It is an advanced technique of creating attractive as well as impressive pictures. You can also get a variety of video editing tools available in the market for the purpose of impressive picture making. Many tools offer you a variety of green screen background images. A photographer can replace green or blue color background with any of the background pictures. How does light play an essential role in this form of picture making? A marketer can play with light and shadow in order to create mesmerizing images or photographs. It helps you in preparing images or videos with a great and deep visual impact. There are many kinds of lighting effects that a photographer can apply. One of them is called back lighting. This is a kind which is used for illuminating the background of a subject. It is essential as it eliminates the shadow and prevents shadow areas from falling on a subject. You can even use a high technology camera and make use of flash for lighting at the back of a person being shot. You also have side lighting in which the side portion of a person is illuminated to prevent the shadows. One should ensure that a person does not have shadows falling on the side areas of a person. A photographer can also apply soft effect on the appearance of a subject. This can be done by using diffusing the light. This is done many times especially during modeling sessions in order to leave a soft image of a model. You use a studio light and then cut that light by using a butterfly sheet. A photographer can place the butterfly sheet in between the studio light and the subject. A person can even play with the shadow and light in order to produce meaningful images. In this way, you can make your picture making attractive as well as impressive.