Photography By Ed Home   Prices   Gallery   Contact   Equipment Examples of Software, Lighting and Studio Equipment Chroma Key using Blue or Green Backdrops. You can be photographed in front of a blue or green chromakey backdrop and then be placed in any photo. Now you can have a photo of yourself anywhere in the world. The photo at left was taken with a Main and a Fill light using a Chroma Key Green backdrop. This photo was combined with the photo at the right to make the photo below. The Background at left was combined with the photo taken with the Chroma Key Green backdrop to make the photo at right. Photo Editing and Airbrushing Software Portraits can be editing and airbrushed using software to make you look glamorous. The software can do the following: Subtly reshape all or any aspect of the face to make it more attractive Fix skin blemishes such as spots or pimples Reduce and/or remove wrinkles Remove grease, sweat or unsightly shine highlights from the skin Adjust the lighting on the face to make it more flattering Remove red eye Whiten teeth and eyes For details about the software go to www.portraitprofessional.com and check out the examples. Available Backdrops and Lighting Examples. The photo at left was taken with a Main and a Fill light using a slate grey marble backdrop. A Hair light was added for the photo at the right. Lighting was then added to the background. Photos below were taken with a Main Light and a Fill light using a black marble backdrop. It shows the effect of various lighting on the background. Photo below was taken with a Main Light, a Fill light and a Hair light using a black backdrop. Other solid color Backdrops are available. Major Lighting Equipment. The photo at left is of a very large umbrella mounted on a light stand with a 1320 watt second studio light. The umbrella is silver with a white difuser on the outside and can be used as a softbox umbrella (as shown) or a reflector umbrella. The softbox umbrella produces a high quality soft light. Also, the larger the umbrella the better the light quality (softer shadows). The orange line across the center of the umbrella is a yard stick to show the size of the umbrella. This umbrella can be used as the main light. It is 86 inches as measured tip to tip across the top arc of the open umbrella and produces a wide beam of light for great looking photos. Another 64 inch softbox umbrella can used as the fill light. Also available is a 86 inch white transluscent umbrella. It can be used as a softbox umbrella, a shoot through umbrella or a reflector umbrella. It produces even softer shadows than the silver umbrell and works great as the main light. Various other gold, silver or white smaller size umbrellas are available. The photo at left is a 1000 watt-second studio light. It can be used when lots of light is needed for the main light. The photo at right is a 60 inch umbrella mounted on a light stand along with the 1000 watt-second studio light. The 60 inch umbrella produces very soft light for either the main or fill lights. The first photo below is of a normal camera flash and the other two are studio lights. They can be used with light stands and/or umbrellas and/or color gels for fill or accent/hair lighting. The photo below is a boom. It can be used to support a light over the top of the subject. The photo below is a backdrop stand. It is used to support a backdrop and allows the studio to go mobile. The photo below is a flash/light meter. It is used to measure light levels for good exposure. See photos taken by PhotographyByEd here (click on photo): Copyright 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011 by Edmund W. Frick It is a FEDERAL CRIME to download or use any photo or publicity material from this website. Those who do so may be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Website and Photos by PhotographyByEd.com.