3 Ways You Can Make More Money By Using A Green Screen And Children's Photography

By Doug Taylor

Photographing kids can be a very enjoyable business to be in. From the instant the child is born until they are young adults the folks usually wants photos of their children growing up. In most cases parents bring in children mostly for out of the ordinary occasions and other reasons to remember. The usual pattern appears to be newborn, six-months, a year, two, three, five, ten, thirteen, and sixteen. For some this pattern extends to 18 and occasionally even 21. And then there are the principal holidays such as Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas. All of these photographic opportunities and can bring in a nice income if you have a lot of patrons. Using a green screen can help you obtain those clients.

It sure would be terrific if you could find a way to add to those sales, especially during those early childhood years when the parents do not bring their kids in as frequently. Within of this piece of writing you will discover not one, not two, but three terrific ways you can take home more money by using a green screen with the same customers - and it will not cost you much at all to execute them all.

The first thought is a imaginative use of a question all children get asked sometime during their adolescence: "What do you want to be when you grow up?" This will generally lead to answers like I want to be a firefighter or an astronaut. Grownups like to ask this as a way to encourage a child to dream of big things for their future, but it sure would be nice to have a picture of the child all dressed up in the profession they dream about

Here is a speedy way to do this. First, to make sure you don't have to construct complicated sets or print up some location backdrops, set up a green screen that you will take the child's photo in front of. The next thing you need to do is have the child dress up in that cowboy suit or a police uniform- If possible have some common items on hand such as fire hats or a doctors mask. Take the photograph then use simple chroma key software to put them in the correct background.

A different way to use green screen and offer unique photography services is to use the "show off tactic". You need to get the parents to bring in something the children have accomplished that is something to be proud of. For instance, if they have drawn or painted something they should be proud off, create a digital background where it looks like it is on display in an art gallery. Then take the picture as if the child is standing next to the exhibit. In the green screen software place them leaning over a baseball or football (or any other sports item that fits).

Lastly do not forget to make use of themes to your advantage. For instance, find out what the child's favorite book is that they read and appreciated. Do some exploration and figure out a way to place them inside the books settings. For instance, if the child is into "Lord Of The Rings" or the "Narnia" series of books, find eye-catching outdoor scenes that feel like they belong to the book. For "Harry Potter" use old English streets, or pictures of the inside of ancient college hallways. If you put your mind to work and make use of your thoughts you will find there is no limit in the places you can position your consumers when you are using a green screen. - 30452

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