using a wind
machine helped
to create a lovely
set of three
dynamic
portraits.
Image taken in
the studio. White
wall background,
1 Elinchrom
BRXi 500, Octa
100cm softbox
key light, hair
light with
honeycomb,
Nikon D2Xs and
24–70 lens.Green/Blue Screen Photography
Greenscreenphotographyisatechniqueusedwidelyasa
waytomakeaconvincingcompositeimage,bysubtracting
yoursubjectfromitsoriginalbackgroundandplacingitin
another. Firstan image ofthesubject is takenand then
extractedfromtheoriginalbackdropbyuseofasoftware
tool such as FxFoto, and then placed onto another
backdrop.
This technique is used to great effect for portrait
photography taken at functions and parties, and for
corporatewebsiteimages,cardsandpromotionalmaterial
whereaspecificbackdropmayberequested.Theprocessis