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Tales Green
How to Use Green Screen Photography to Shoot Fantasy Photos
Green Screen Photography is gaining more and more in popularity, especially among small photography studios that wish to bring something new and innovative to their business - something that the large corporate photography studios don't even bother with. Green screening, also called chroma keying, is the type of innovative technique that can give a small studio the critical edge needed to smother the competition. Moreover, if your studio can carve out a niche with a specialty such as fantasy photography, you'll stand out in the vast photography field.
In the world of green screen photography, there is the fantasy-theme option known as "sword and sorcery." This includes the well-known game Dungeons and Dragons, and stories such as "Lord of the Rings." These pictures are shot with the client in an authentic costume, posed in front of the green screen with a suitable weapon, such as a bow and arrow, sword, or wand. Then, add digital background scenery such as breathtaking views of nature or ancient architectural structures -- especially castles. And here's a tip: If the client wants to come across in the photo with a soft, mystical look, fasten a piece of nylon to your camera lens with a rubber band. Instant dreamy mystery.
Science fiction is another widely used fantasy-theme choice. The more obvious of this genre would be "Star Trek", "Star Wars" and "Babylon Five". But it also includes steam punk (a Victorian era character who uses steam to power today's technology) and the time and inter-dimensional travel character of "Dr. Who." This particular niche come complete with thousands of costumed characters who are eager to be photographed. Here are some ideas for unforgettable photos: For shots on a space travel theme such as Star Trek, create the Enterprise's observation deck, featuring a large window looking out onto a vast blanket of stars, or the Ten-Forward cantina, using a contemporary bar scene for the background. For steam punk, choose interiors of old Victorian homes.
Yet another category that can combine elements of the first two is that of fairy tales. Fairies and other gentle creatures are the stars of these photos. Magical landscapes that relay an air of mystery and a bit of mischief work well for this genre. Remember, the fairy tale scenes aren't just for children or costumed characters. There's another unique group who love these particular photos: high school senior girls. Consider shooting their portrait with them in their prom dress, but then placing them in this mystical land. This ensures you provide them with instant magic and joyful memories.
Finally, the last niche which can fit inside of all of these, yet also is all by itself, is that known as Anime and video game cos-play. For these types of photos, look into a lot of Asian inspired locations (both interior and exterior) as well as dilapidated locations such as an old warehouse or the remains of an ancient civilization.
The most important factor to remember when you take a fantasy picture is that, no matter how odd or extravagant the costume is, and no matter where the setting is supposed to be, if you can make the photo realistic, your client will return to you time and time again.
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About the Author
To get your own free green screen guide, go to Green Screen Photography.
When will Obama realize that this "green jobs" nonsense is just a bunch of lollipops and fairy tales?
Are you kidding? He's in the pocket of the Greenies. Look at his history and you'll see the answer.
Ask yourself, "why did he appoint an avowed Communist as the Green Jobs Czar?"
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Tales From The Back Green $5.82 When these captivating Tales from the Back Green were broadcast on BBC Radio they were described by The Herald as 'a vividly engaging portrait of a vanished city' and The Scotsman as 'an engaging series fondly and wittily rendered'. Now published for the first time actor Bill Paterson's stories brilliantly evoke his 1950s Glasgow boyhood. This is a world of intriguing characters and extraordinary events set against the background of the changes and challenges of the post-war era - the nuclear threat the fading dominance of the kirk Rock and Roll the disappearance of the beloved trams and why penny whoppers were not worth tuppence. As a young surveyor Paterson was witness to the dramatic transformation of the city as austere tenements were swept away to make way for new roads and high-rise blocks. Tales From the Back Green is a brilliant realisation of childhood and youth; of memories Paterson describes as 'suspended in amber like Jurassic Park's mosquito with its DNA still intact.' He wonders whether our memories change from grey to gold as the years pass - do we naturally recall our childhood as a time of optimism and hope?When these captivating Tales from the Back Green were broadcast on BBC Radio they were described by The Herald as 'a vividly engaging portrait of a vanished city' and The Scotsman as 'an engaging series fondly and wittily rendered'. Now published for the first time actor Bill Paterson's stories brilliantly evoke his 1950s Glasgow boyhood. This is a world of intriguing characters and extraordinary events set against the background of the changes and challenges of the post-war era - the nuclear threat the fading dominance of the kirk Rock and Roll the disappearance of the beloved trams and why penny whoppers were not worth tuppence. As a young surveyor Paterson was witness to the dramatic transformation of the city as austere tenements were swept away to make way for new roads and high-rise blocks. Tales From the Back Green is a brilliant realisation of childhood and youth; of memories Paterson describes as 'suspended in amber like Jurassic Park's mosquito with its DNA still intact.' He wonders whether our memories change from grey to gold as the years pass - do we naturally recall our childhood as a time of optimism and hope? |
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Tales From The Green Book Two: The Wizard's Tome $1.29 The Tales from the Green saga continues. As Alex and Kira search for answers that will aid them in their quest to defeat the dragon Ssvalith, evil begins to stir in the Green. Trolls rampage throughout the Eternal Forest, answering the call of dark sorcery. Dwarves march to war against their elven allies. Wyrms skulk in the shadows. Will Alex have what it takes to be the Hero the Green needs? |
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Tales From The Green Book One: The Magic Flute $1.29 When Alex was a child he lived to hear his grandfather's stories of his adventures in a mythical forest world. Now that he's older he has given up on believing in old fairy tales. Too bad they didn't give up on him. Alex finds himself following in his grandfather's footsteps as he is swept away to the Green. Now to return home he must learn what it means to be a hero in a world where magic reigns. |
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The Faery Tales of Weir $32.97 The nursery was high up under the eaves, so that the rest of the house seemed faraway a wonderful region where music might sound, or where, by stealing down, one might see fair ladies like the princesses of the tales smiling at gallant gentlemen. Ones own mother might turn, indeed, into a princess just before it was time to go to bed, with white arms and jewels upon her neck. Then one fell asleep knowing that no day in Weir could be without its enchantment, whether the clouds seemed caught in the treetops, or the snow flew and made the red roofs white; or whether the sun danced on the green lawns, for each day ended with a faery tale, and these are the tales of Weir. Author: Sholl, Anna McClure Binding Type: Hardcover Number of Pages: 116 Publication Date: 2006/09/01 Language: English Dimensions: 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.44 inches |
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Five Tales $1.59 pubOne.info present you this new edition. It was a dark room at that hour of six in the evening, when just the single oil reading-lamp under its green shade let fall a dapple of light over the Turkey carpet; over the covers of books taken out of the bookshelves, and the open pages of the one selected; over the deep blue and gold of the coffee service on the little old stool with its Oriental embroidery. Very dark in the winter, with drawn curtains, many rows of leather-bound volumes, oak-panelled walls and ceiling. So large, too, that the lighted spot before the fire where he sat was just an oasis. But that was what Keith Darrant liked, after his day's work- the hard early morning study of his "cases, " the fret and strain of the day in court; it was his rest, these two hours before dinner, with books, coffee, a pipe, and sometimes a nap. In red Turkish slippers and his old brown velvet coat, he was well suited to that framing of glow and darkness. A painter would have seized avidly on his clear-cut, yellowish face, with its black eyebrows twisting up over eyes- grey or brown, one could hardly tell, and its dark grizzling hair still plentiful, in spite of those daily hours of wig |
Fairy Tales Do Come True
"The best place for him, Karen, is the feedlot - he's too far gone; he's so scrambled that he's not coming back". A trainer's comments seven years ago, after he watched while I tried in vain to stop my then 10 year old gelding, Lukas. "Downward transitions" were accomplished by veering towards a solid barrier and hanging on for dear life. He had become increasingly unmanageable and dangerous with each successive day. I had purchased him as a green project horse from a hunter barn, where he wasn't fitting in with the amateur program. Prior to that he had been in a back yard, neglected and malnourished. His racing career years before had been brief and unmemorable - 3 races with 3 back-of-the-pack finishes and 2 bowed tendons.
I have always loved Dressage (a type of English riding) and felt that it was the most elegant of all the disciplines and had planned to show him in the lower levels. Using the Classical Training Scale had improved all of my past horses, but Lukas was the exception: Half-halt? Forget it! Bend? Bucking is better? A bit of collection? No way! Just hand walking him, we were beset with invisible monsters that even followed him into his own stall! One particularly disappointing day, after I had been unable to even give him away as a pasture pet and he was sulking in a far corner, it occurred to me that we needed some type of "bridge" - a way to connect in between the problematic present and my cherished Dressage goals. I decided to fall back on my trick training experience as a way to try to bond and establish an understanding with Lukas. This playful interactive way of relating with animals had long been a way for me to enhance learning and make a horse more attractive for adoption. But, could it also become a way to help Lukas reach his potential, I wondered?
So, the journey began - face tricks being the easiest and simplest, the smile was attempted first. Having been a psychiatric nurse for 25 years, I use a combination of behavior modification techniques, my own specialized version of clicker training and a wide variety of bits and pieces from everything to circus to cowboy, Spanish Riding School to Sea World. Kindness and liberty training are the foundation of my system - positive reinforcement along with brief, enjoyable lessons provide the most beneficial results for both trainer and trainee. But to even begin, I first needed to get his attention: I used round pen liberty work to develop his focus and concentration. During this time, I also began to link rewards (praise, petting, small carrot bits) with acceptable responses and as Lukas' abilities improved, I was able to create longer "chains" of behaviors.
I began to notice a definite shift in Lukas' attitude - I was being greeted now with a loud whinny when he heard my car door shut as I arrived at the stables. Our lessons had now become games that he initiated with a happy eagerness and ceaseless enthusiasm. The smile had been learned within days and I had been adding new tricks weekly to his ever-expanding repertoire. His spookiness had disappeared long ago as his trust, confidence and focus had improved. And his under-saddle work? Through our playing he had "learned to learn", and had become a joy to ride.
Around this time, I began to wonder just how much Lukas really could learn and happened to pick up the book, "Beautiful Jim Key" - a fascinating story about a horse who lived at the turn of the century. Jim is considered to be the most intelligent horse that has ever lived - his IQ was estimated to be equal to that of a 5th grader's! So, I began to incorporate different perceptual tasks into our play-times just to see what would happen. And, now, the rest is history, as they say.
To date, Lukas' talents include: smiling; nodding yes; shaking his head no, kissing (dry and wet - for the young at heart); posing; yawning; catching; fetching; the "blindfold"; crossing his front legs; acting lame; obeissance (curtsy); waving; going to a mark; pedestal work; Spanish walk (to the front and back); jambet; passage; bowing; laying down and letting me sit on him; putting his feet all together; playing hide and seek; staying and coming; rearing; pushing a barrel; spelling (5 letter words); counting (up to 5); identifying shapes (horse, butterfly, square, heart and star) and discriminating between 3 colors (he chooses his green one). In addition, he has grasped the concepts of spatial relationships, proportion, same/different and absentness.
His story has been picked up globally on NBC; CBS; ABC; CNN; HLN; Equisearch, EquineVIP, RFD-Radio, and Pet Life Radio among many others. Also, The Associated Press released a feature article on him. He has been included in many newspapers, magazine articles and forums, Yahoo and Google have listed him under "The World's Smartest Horse", and he is currently being studied by The Human-Equine Alliance for Learning (HEAL). Lukas has been appointed the official "Spokeshorse" for TROTT- a group that finds homes for ex-racehorses. In addition, he is the poster-boy for the California Thoroughbred Breeders' Association - an organization dedicated to Thoroughbred awareness ownership.
What's next for Lukas?, I'm often asked. We plan to continue to show others the happy results of kind training and how smart and wonderful horses are. Lukas' new book is available on Lulu as an e-book or a print version: "Playing With Lukas." Like the sign on his gate reads "Fairy Tales Do Come True."
We wish to thank our gracious hosts, The Waltons and Brookside Equestrian Center
About the Author
Connect with Karen Murdock and Lukas at:
Lukas' Home Page: http://www.playingwithlukas.com
Lukas' Videos: www.youtube.com/profile?user=PlayingwithLukas
Copyright 2010 Karen Murdock is a retired psychiatric nurse, who has been fixing problem horses for over 30 years. She uses a combination of shaping techniques, a specialized version of clicker training and positive reinforcement. Her unique approach uses games and play as a way to connect and bond with horses to develop confidence, increase focus, improve performance as well as build willingness and trust. All of her services and proceeds go to benefit the horses.
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