Thursday, 3 November 2011

Experimenting with Chroma Key


I'd like to thank the incredibly talented students of the West Carleton School of Performing Arts who took time out of their busy weekends to allow me to photograph them. 
                                                                               These are the first photos I've taken on a chroma key background and, thanks to the wizardry of PhotoShop, I've been able to transport them to some magical places.

 


I love shooting in black and white but it's also a lot of fun mixing in colour as can be seen in this example. In this example I converted the background to black and white then added the second layer with the model in colour for an interesting effect.



















In the photo below I tried to combine the peaceful nature of the model with a bright and colourful background for an interesting effect.


It was a lot of fun finding different backgrounds to put my subjects in. A butterfly in a field of flowers seemed like a perfect fit for the model at right while the beautiful young lady in the picture below seemed to naturally fit into these calming scenes - both natural and man made.

Thanks again WCSOPA for allowing me this wonderful opportunity!