digital backdrops
Jamie@Photobacks wrote: It may be a personal preference at this time for the photographer, but eventually, and we're already seeing, as more and more photographers use digital backgrounds and more and more clients learn what's possible and demand more options, having the option to offer digital backgrounds won't hurt. Point is, if one photographer in town is offering 1000 backgrounds to choose from and another is offering four, who do you think will get more business...all other things being equal, of course...
Nice to see another Vendor taking part in the threads, personaly I have never used a digital background, not because I dont like them but I have never felt the need, having viewed some, I do like them and may consider dropping them into a package along the way, what people dont realise is that cutting someone out of a background isnt simple, and yes I know Digital Backdrops have a video on there site to teach you how, but remember if you choose this option make sure you learn the technique down to perfection as there is nothing worse than seeing a badly cut out person dropped into any photo.
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Thank you, Photobod, yes, we try to be careful so that people know what to expect with background removal and replacement. Basically, we say, the more complex your original background, the harder it will be to get a clean replacement...the less complex your original background, such as gray or green screen or even a white wall, the easier it will be to get a natural replacement. We do go over a lot of techniques in our video tutorials for getting natural results, but again, the above applies.
All that being said, if you shoot green screen, there are softwares like FXHome PhotoKey or Green Screen Wizard that will do an incredible green background replacement in seconds. Also, there are plug-ins for Photoshop that can make background extraction much easier and more natural with complicated backgrounds, such as Topaz Labs ReMask (also a sponsor of this site). Also, these softwares have gotten so much better over recent years, including Photoshop's new Refine Edge Tool...just awesome, giving photographers so many more options to achieve beautiful results!
Jamie@Photobacks wrote: It may be a personal preference at this time for the photographer, but eventually, and we're already seeing, as more and more photographers use digital backgrounds and more and more clients learn what's possible and demand more options, having the option to offer digital backgrounds won't hurt. Point is, if one photographer in town is offering 1000 backgrounds to choose from and another is offering four, who do you think will get more business...all other things being equal, of course...
How often are you guys uploading new backdrops?
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Prago wrote: How often are you guys uploading new backdrops?
Unfortunately, not fast enough. We have a collection of thousands, and will be rolling out new backgrounds throughout the next year. We have major product releases about every three to six months...and while I wish it were faster, we just can't produce the quality we're demanding of ourselves much quicker...so, it's a slow process to make sure we put forward the best product. We always say, stay tuned! And, this time, it's stay tuned for July!
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