Lighting for green screen seems to by the most difficult task for new home studio photographers.
The chroma key technique in the large budgeted movies and the small ones we create is the same.
On both, the actor stood in front of a colored screen, and the background is created digitally with a software on a computer and is inserted to the frame after filming the scenes.
The backdrop where the actor was filmed has green color.
Using green color makes replacing it with any other digital photo much easier.
Photographers, movie makers, television producers are using the chroma key technique on daily basics.
Proper lighting for green screen is vital for your studio as well as the large companies' studios.
There are various options that photographers forget to use for the chroma key technique: Professional lighting for green screen Buying professional flashes is an ideal.
If you can afford it go ahead and use it in your chroma key studio.
With the flash kit, you can also buy a "soft box" to be hanged in front of the lights and will give them a diffuse look.
This "soft box" can be folded from four directions, and they will diffuse the light flashing out from the bulbs.
Every store for photography equipment will gladly sell you these lighting for green screen professional equipment.
Use Natural Light If you are looking for low budget lighting for green screen, then using natural lights can be one more possibility to check and learn.
You can use sun light on sunny days for your shooting.
In order to prevent any shadows on your screen you should locate your background where it surfaces will be lit equally.
Meaning the actor and the background surface will not have any shadows and will get the same amount of light.
Lighting for Green Screen DIY DIY lighting for green screen can be a low cost option as well.
However, you will have to experiment with patient your lighting options.
Your video or photos may look bright or dark if you will not have the right amount of light in your studio.
Go to any hard store and look for your spotlight lamps.
Diffusing the light from the spotlight can be done by hanging yards of fabric in front of them.
Do not worry from the shadows.
You can light your screen evenly by positioning the spotlights over your background, remember not to over-illuminated the screen.
It may cause reflection of the green color onto the actor.
Use another set of lights to illuminate 6 to 8 feet of the foreground in front of the screen.
To get an even lighting setup, place two spots at an angle of 45-degree pointing to your actor, and place a third light behind the actor, pointing back onto the screen.