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Photography Forums
mandy28139
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Date Posted:
Nov/24/2009 8:28 AM
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Has anyone used these and if so what do you think of them. Are they simple to use and which ones are better.
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E.
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Date Posted:
Nov/24/2009 3:03 PM
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Can you be more specific about what you are looking at and hope to accomplish by using them. Maybe a link to a product site.
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mandy28139
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Date Posted:
Nov/24/2009 7:05 PM
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http://www.amazon.com/Top-Premiere-Digital-Backgrounds-Collection/dp/B001G1JUV2/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1259107432&sr=8-11
This is the link to one i saw on amazon. Hope it works
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E.
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Date Posted:
Nov/24/2009 9:48 PM
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Ah... If I understand this it's a digital image that looks like a "regular" backdrop. The idea is to then place your subject onto this backdrop. This can be tricky. You have to do a top notch job in extracting your subject from the image you took of them then drop them into the new backdrop. This has to be done to look natural or your subject will look like they are floating on the new background. They can also take on that pasted on look.
Or do I have this wrong?
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swanseamale47
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Date Posted:
Nov/25/2009 2:12 AM
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You also need to "match" the lighting to a certain extent, or it'll just look wrong no matter how good a job you do of cutting out your subject.
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mandy28139
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Date Posted:
Nov/25/2009 6:35 AM
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Thanks so much for the info. Sounds like I will be better off just to buy some regular backdrops.
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E.
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Date Posted:
Nov/25/2009 3:29 PM
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I don't think these digital back drops are that difficult to make. You should be able to find some tutorials on the web using google.
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swanseamale47
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Date Posted:
Nov/25/2009 3:47 PM
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If it's the mottled studio type ones I have an action I made to make those.
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Victor
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Date Posted:
Dec/20/2009 7:49 AM
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I use these now and then. I bought a selection of them on Ebay for around $30 it was well worth it. As for easy to use that depends. They couldn't be easier to drop into your photo. They should have a slight hot spot in the middle but you can expand the layer and drag it around until you get the look you want. If there's a hard part it's the masking/selection work on your original.
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swanseamale47
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Date Posted:
Mar/28/2012 4:51 AM
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While some people like a quick release system they have "issues" like anything thats quick release it can do so at the wrong time. This does have a tether but if your bending over or scrabling up a rock your cameras lightly to hit the ground still attached to the tether.
Another concern of mine is the fact many of these use the tripod mount, thats there to fit the camera on a tripod, it's not designed or stressed to support the camera while the wearer is jumping around/climbing etc, in many of the cheaper cameras the actual tripod screw part is held to the frame of the camera by 3 tiny grub screws, it won't take much to rip them out (yes seen it done) so caution is advised.
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