Green Screens - Using Green Screens to Make Fantastic Pictures!

Now, you can take that picture without having to go through all that. How is that possible?

Using green screens of course.

The green screen technique was created with the goal of fusing two images together. You use this technique by taking a picture of your subject in front a green backdrop, complete with all the costumes and props required for the image you have in mind. After that, load up the taken image in your computer with a green screen software. The software selects the green backdrop and cuts it out, giving you the liberty to replace it with any image of your choice – in this case, that’s the mountaintop paradise. That simple and that easy, and you can do so much with it after you understand how to work the basics.

What you need for this isn’t much. Your personal digital camera, a green backdrop (this could be just a green curtain or a green wall in your house), and the software that handles these green screens loaded up on your computer. No fancy cameras, no expensive equipment – just those and you’re on your way to creating exciting pictures.

You can do so much with this technique. The basic thing is getting your subjects onto a location. The possibilities are endless though – for example, you could create your own magazine covers with this software. Take your subject’s picture on a green background, replace it with another background, and add text to it to get that image. For more advanced users, you can do overlays – basically have the new background, your subject on top of it, and then something else on top of your subject’s image. Here’s a mental image so you could fully understand that – you in a Ferrari, behind a window.

Once you get the hang of using this, you can do a lot with these pictures. They make for great gifts, getting your friends into those locations they have wanted to go to for the longest time. You could even give them a whole album! And when you get really good at this, you can even make this a business – family portraits, wedding pictures, invitations, gift items... Like I said, the possibilities are endless with this technique.

Using green screens enhances your pictures in ways not possible with just regular cameras. What’s more, it’s a very fun thing to do with your friends. It’s easy and simple, so go out and start making those fantastic pictures!