Thursday, May 20, 2010

Make Special Effects - Photo & Video Editing with Video Editing Software

Making Special Effects and Videos Editing with Video Editing Software

123 Video Magic
is amazing software that provides a simple way to do green screen removal and substitutes our choice of digital background in a professional manner. 123VideoMagic is a self-contained chroma-key program that does not require Photoshop or other photo editing application to produce beautiful pictures and videos by removing green background. This is a great product that allows you to use your own photos and videos with a green screen and place them on a number of different backgrounds. 123 video magic is an easy to use software which is made for both beginners and professionals.The beginners can learn the art of photography by using it as well as the professionals can also use it to make professional videos and photos with great ease. Green background of videos and images can be replaced with your own images and videos.

A Self Chrmoa-Key Program

123VideoMagic is also contains a self chromakey program that does not require Photoshop or other photo editing application to produce pretty pictures and videos by removing green background from them. We know time is money and 123VideoMagic allows you quickly compose your event photos in simple and professional way. If you have a camera, you should get the 123VideoMagic as soon as you can, to make your photography more exciting. Work as fast as your creativity moves you with 123 Video Magic Software for all your videos. Now twice as fast, it has everything you need to import, edit and share standard. Stay on the creative track with a huge palette of intuitive and powerful video-editing tools.

Requirements for Photo and Video editing Software.

The photographer should fulfill the following requirements to use photo-editing software. The requirements are :

(1) A personal computer (PC).

(2) Time to learn how to use the tools of the software and to make the corrective adjustments.

(3) To know the system requirements for the software. Before downloading or buying software, learn the manufacturer's advised essentials such as

a) minimum suggested processor speed and processor type

b) minimum suggested RAM or system memory and

c) what operating system (Windows) is compatible with it. Some manufacturers of Powerful software programs recommend 1GB of RAM, although most photographers can get by with 512MB.

(4) Enough free space on the hard disk. Some software programs recommend 1GB of free hard disk space. Most photographers can get by with 100MB.

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Monday, May 17, 2010

Chroma Keying, Continuous Lightning and Special Effects for Photo Studio

What is Chroma Keying?

Chroma Keying is a technique for mixing two images or frames together in which a color from one image is removed, revealing another image behind it. This technique is also referred to as color keying, color-separation overlay greenscreen and bluescreen.

What is Continuous Lightning?


Continuous lighting uses a constant light source to light your subject, that means your lights will stay on during the entirety of your photo shoot.

What is Special Effects for Photo Studio?

The unusual visual and sound effects that are beyond the range of normal photography or recording, as simulated fires or optical, electronic distortions, earthquakes, or other explosions, thunder and lightning.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

What is Tripod and Advantages of Tripod in Photography

What is Tripod ?: Tripod is one of the most importnat supporting equipments for the cameras. In photography tripod is defined as the three legs rack used for camera support. It is used to stable the camera and camera can be fit on the top of the three leg rack. Professional photographers mainly used tripod for better and quality photos.

The following are the advantages of tripods

(1) The photo can be shoot hand free. It has ability to keep your camera sill without any movement.

(2) It gives the better result in Indoor shooting

(3) With Tripods you can shoot from different angles

(4) Manage Better quality of the photos

(5) With this you can take good pictures even their is lesser studio lighting

If you are going to buy tripod then just keep in mind the following things

(1) Check the material used for it

(2) It should be easy to use and adjustable

(3) Check legs distance

(4) Check all the hooks

(5) It should be hard and should have good locking system

(6) There are variety of cheapest models are available in the market but we advise always buy a good quality tripod

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

What is SoftBox ?

Softbox: A Soft Box is a type of photography device and it is box that can be fit over the flash head.

The Soft Box may consist of the following

(a) It consist of enclosure around a bulb comprising reflective side and back walls and a diffusing material at the front of the light.

(b) Aluminum Fabric acts as reflector.

(c) The side and back are coated with bright surface.

A soft box can be used with different lighting systems like continuous lighting and flash lighting etc

The Soft Box come in different sizes and the larger the soft box the softer the light will produce and The closer the soft box is to the subject, the harsher the light produced is.

If you are using photography for small subjects then try to use small soft box for better photography

You can made soft box at home also. I have found a website from where you can learn How to make soft box at home called Home Made Softbox

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

What are the requirements and need for opening a Photo Studio ?

What are the requirements and need for opening a Photo Studio ?

Are you going to open a photo studio and you do not know what are the important things for opening a photo studio. Then following might help you alot.

Budget: For opening a Photo Studio the money and your budget has main role. It depends upon you how you want to make your photo studio. For better photo studio you must have good budget.

Select Good Location: If you are opening your new business then first of all you must choose a good location for setting up new photo studio. You can take space at rent in good area.

Attractive Photo Studio Name: After choosing location choose your photo studio name example: Garry Photo Studio or Garry Color Labs etc. and register your Studio and purchase license. Try to choose attractive photo studio name so that client can attract to you.

Photography Equipments: Following are the very importnat requirements for setting up the photo studio.

Camera / Digital Cameras: Purchase good and digital cameras for better quality photos.

Computer / PC: You must have a personal computer in your photo studio.

Scanner/ Printer: To take out print out etc you also must have scanners and printers. Choose good quality printer and scanners according to your budget.

Green Screens & Blue Screens (Chromakey): It is the importnat one you must know about the technique of the chromakey. You can choose better Green Screen and Blue screens for your photo studio.

Backdrops: The backdrops are also importnat. Buy quality and good backdrops for quality photos.

Background Stands: Background stands and support systems are very important for your studio

Studio Lighting Kits / Lighting Systems: For the better quality and better pictures you must need good studio lighting which must include Reflector, Umbrella, bulbs etc. Use good quality and life long bulbs

Photo Backgrounds: These are also important because with it you can change the background. Their are different types of backgrounds available like Kids backgrounds, Nature backgrounds, Movie Poster Background etc. Depends upon you which you need you can purchase it.

Photo Software: These are required for editing videos, photos etc. Variety of software are available on the internet. Some of them are Freeware and Shareware. Choose according to your requirements.

Promote Your Photo Studio: After setting up all you can promote your business. Tell your friends about the photo studio and try to satisfy your clients always because if you satisfied your client then he can send many other clients to you.

If you think I have forgotten to add some other important photography equipments or other needed things for setting up photo studio then you can give comments. I will add your comments.

Monday, May 3, 2010

Digital Photography, Advantages and Disadvantages of Digital Cameras

Digital Photography, Advantages and Disadvantages of Digital Cameras

Digital Photography: Digital Photography using digital technology means data technology that uses discrete (discontinuous) values. The photographs can be displayed without any chemical processing. Sensors are used in digital photography.

Digital Cameras: The camera used for digital photography have high quality lenses and have very good pixels and zooming option. There are variety of digital cameras like Sony, Nikon Cannon etc

Advantages of Digital Cameras

(1) Its is faster than that of any cameras. The photo can be taken on the spot Instantly and you can send your photos to your friend by emails.

(2) No need of any scanning process.

(3) The camera memory is too much good. You can store many photos on the digital cameras

(4) You can convert color photos to black & white.

(5) A digital photo can be manipulate much easier.

(6) Photo can be copied from one digital media to other media very easily.

(7) It is more portable.

(8) No need of any films for digital cameras and it reduced the cost of the films

(9) Many news reporter are used digital cameras.

(10) These have more video recording options

(11) Some digital cameras are waterproof and you can made videos inside the water.

Disadvantages of Digital Cameras

(1) It required more electric supply (required More battery backup)

(2) These are too much costly

Digital Camera, Camera Accessories are the part of professional photographers

Difference Between Professional Photographers and Amateur Photographers

Difference Between Professional Photographers and Amateur Photographers

Photography is the process of art of art and hobby basically photographers can be divided in to two categories

(1) Professional Photographers
(2) Amateur Photographers

(1) Professional Photographers: These are those photographers which are doing photography for their profit purposes. Their are many websites from where professional photographer can earn money online while submitting their photos. Professional photographers have variety of different equipments like Studio Lighting Kits, Green Screens, Photo Editing Software, Photo Backgrounds, Background Stand etc.

Example of professional photographers: Wedding Photographers, In Cinemas and Movie Photographers, Shopkeeper Photographers etc.

You may seen them at the tourist place like gardens, mountain hill etc. and they may also known variety of different poses for single as well as for couples.

(2) Amateur Photographers : These are those who done photography for hobby purposes and not for any profit. For example the person who love photography and photography is just the hobby of that person nothing else.

Example: You may also be a Amateur Photographers if you like photography and you can done photography in better way.

Sunday, May 2, 2010

How to make a Green Screen at Home ?

How to make a Green Screen at Home ?

If you are interested to make Green Screen for your photo studio at home then you can made it by the following process:-

Requirements:

Followings are the requirements to make Blue Chromkey at home

(a) Special Chromakey Green or Green Paint
(b) Ply Board (or any other solid base thing like non-reflective fabric, etc)
(c) Brushes
(d) Rough Papers
(e) Pins, etc

First of all choose a right background for the paint. Lets we have choose a ply board. Cut the ply board according to your size and need. Lets we take 10 X 12 size, Then take special chromakey green color or simple green paint and coated it on the ply board. Try to Coat 4-6 time on the ply board for better results. After that fit the board according to your settings. Select the lighting and test the result are okay or not.

Also you can make Blue Screen with this step. Just change the color with Blue Colors

Continuous Lighting and their Advantages in Photography

Continuous Lighting and their Advantages in Photography

Continuous Lighting is the technique which can stay all the time like a table lamp or the desk lamp. It is very important nowadays because it can stay Continuously. When you moved the lights you can check the shadows change on your subject and you can fit the lighting according to your need. you can see their effects on the setup as you view the scene directly.

Requirements for Continuous Lighting

(1) Stands
(2) Bulbs
(3) Umbrella
(4) Reflectors

(1) Stands: Their are variety of stand available like background stand etc. The use of stand to hold the bulbs and umbrellas

(2) Bulbs: Bulb are use for lighting purposes. Their are variety of bulbs are available. Some of the important one are

(a) Replacement Bulb
(b) Fluorescent Daylight Grow Bulb

(3) Umbrella: It can be used for shadow effects and to cover the lighting according to your need

(4) Reflectors: It is used to control lighting contrast in lighting

Advantages of Continuous Lighting


Following are the advantages of Continuous Lighting

(1) Its is very easy to install in home or professional photography studio.

(2) When you move the lights you can see the shadows according to your settings.