| What is a
Virtual Backgrounds system? |
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The Virtual
Backgrounds system is a precision optical
flash projector that is designed to mate
with most film or digital professional
cameras. Any photographic transparency and a
variety of other light modifiers can be
inserted into the projector to create an
infinite variety of background images on a
special ultra-reflective screen positioned
behind the subject. The background is
captured on film at the exact same moment
the subject is captured. Instead of having a
few old canvas backgrounds, muslins,
expensive “sets” or having to go out into
the unpredictable environment, the Virtual
Backgrounds user has the convenience of just
one single background screen and the ability
to instantly create an infinite variety of
complementary backgrounds ranging from total
realism to the absolute surrealistic. The
Virtual Backgrounds system enables the
photographer to offer a whole new level of
creative photography without leaving the
studio and at a price the customer can
afford. These systems are manufactured by
Virtual Backgrounds, located in San Marcos,
Texas and are used by professional
photographers throughout the world. |
Why do I need a Virtual Backgrounds
system for my studio? |
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Most
photographers want to be distinctively
different from their colleagues in the
products they offer the public and they want
to be highly creative. At the same time, the
public wants distinctive new ideas in the
professional photography they purchase. They
don’t want yesterday’s photography today.
And, the photographer wants to make money
and have fun doing it.. The Virtual
Backgrounds user has the potential to
fulfill these needs and more. It enables the
photographer to be distinctively different
in ways that are clearly recognized by the
public and it enables the photographer to
provide the public with a style of product
that is truly innovative, profitable and fun
to do. |
What is the learning curve associated
with using a Virtual Backgrounds system? |
Ordinary studio
photography is really quite simple to learn.
Most retail studios train their new
photographers to do standard head and
shoulder photography in just a few days. The
use of Virtual Backgrounds opens up entirely
new dimensions that require a greater level
of photographer expertise. This involves the
selection of appropriate backgrounds, the
selection of props, and the proper posing of
the subject in more than simple poses.
The technical issues associated with the
system are no greater than those associated
with using a professional camera.
Photographers who haven’t used background
projection often start out using it for one
or two segments of their business such as
children or senior portraiture. Then, like
any other tool they may use in the studio,
realize it becomes second nature and expand
the use of their system to other segments,
like groups, commercial and special events.
In fact, they will find their customers
requesting Virtual Backgrounds before long.
There are really very few restrictions when
using Virtual Backgrounds except for the
imagination of the photographer. The system
is a highly creative tool which works best
in the hands of creative photographers who
are willing to break with tradition.
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How much space do I need to use a Virtual
Backgrounds system? |
Many
photographers think that they can’t use a
Virtual Backgrounds because their camera
room space is so limited. In reality, the
smaller your studio space, the more you need
the system. Really large studios have room
for setting up entirely different sets that
the subject is photographed in. Of course,
Virtual Backgrounds are an infinitely more
efficient way to inject variety into a
sitting. But, when you have a very small
studio, you don’t have room for as much
variety unless you use Virtual Backgrounds.
Then, one single screen becomes a whole
world of backgrounds. Let’s imigine that
your camera room is but 9 feet wide and just
10 feet deep. With a Virtual Backgrounds
system, the variety that can be created in
that very tight space is unlimited. Small
space is indeed when the system is most
needed to enable the photographer to make
maximum use of that limited space.
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Is the system portable? |
| Very much
so. Many Virtual Backgrounds photographers
take the system on location to photograph
proms, other special events, or to operate
in a remote location studio. Two San Antonio
photographers have a total of 12 Scene
Machines with which they capture the best
proms in the city. Whereas all of our
systems are portable, one may be better
suited for your exact needs.
Contact us
and we'll be sure you get the system that is
right for you. |
What is the difference between the
Virtual Backgrounds system and “green
screen” type of electronic backgrounds? |
| The Virtual
Backgrounds system is an optical background
projection system. It is relatively
inexpensive, simple to use, and extremely
effective in quickly producing high quality
perfectly realistic results. Blue screen,
also known as green screen, chromakey and
electronic backgrounds is a comparatively
expensive and complex electronic process
that superimposes a background in a
digitized scene. This means the photographer
must be using a digital camera or the film
must be digitized after processing. The
results are very effective for television
work such as the evening weather cast but
the results are more limited for producing
studio portraits. However, the Virtual
Backgrounds system can project a blue screen
or green screen or whatever color screen
desired. A patent has been awarded on this
approach. This development means that your
Virtual Backgrounds system can be used for
generating optical backgrounds and
electronic backgrounds. For a comparison
chart
click here. |
Do I have to change my lighting to use a
Virtual Backgrounds system? |
| Generally
no. Unless you position your fill light
directly behind your camera, and most
photographers do not do that, you’ll
probably continue to light just as you
always have, although with the system, you
will probably want to be more creative with
your lighting to match the scene you are
creating. Many photographers using the
system add barndoors and louvers to their
lighting so they can be even more creative.
With the new screen, there are virtually no
restrictions on lighting. |
Can I create my own background slides? |
| Absolutely.
This is one of the best parts of using a
Virtual Backgrounds system. Everywhere you
go, you can take your camera and capture the
best the environment has to offer and bring
it home to be used in your studio whenever
you wish. Vacations become background slide
safaris. You can also photograph local
institutions like your schools, churches,
monuments, etc. to use as special
promotions. Of course, we also offer more
than 1000 generic stock slides. Your
customers want variety to choose from. The
more variety you provide them, the happier
they will be with your product. Part of that
variety starts with the traditional look
obtained with canvas or muslin or both. But,
with a Virtual Backgrounds system, you can
project the canvas or muslin look. You don’t
have to buy them. You may even want to
photograph your current canvas backgrounds
so you can project them and then you can
sell them. Keep in mind that you can also
project high key white, total black, or any
color of the spectrum. More variety spells
more customer satisfaction which translates
to more profit. It’s that simple. |
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Que es un
sistema de Virtual Backgrounds? |
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El sistema de
Virtual Backgrounds es un proyector de
precision optica con flash disenada para ser
usada con la mayoria de camaras fotograficas
profesionales ya sea de Rollo o Digital.
Cualquier transparencia fotografica puede
ser usada en el proyector para crear una
infinita variedad de fondos que se
reflejaran en una pantalla especial ultra
reflejable que estara ubicado detras de
objeto a tomar. El fondo virtual sera
capturado junto con el objeto a tomar la
fotografia. En lugar de tener algunas lonas
viejas como fondos o un set muy caro o el
tener que ir a tomar una fotografia en
exterior con un ambiente impredecible. La
persona que tiene un sistema de Virtual
Backgrounds tiene la versatilidad de crear
una gran variedad de fondos virtuales desde
el realismo hasta el surrealista. El sistema
de Virtual Backgrounds le da al fotografo
una nueva y gran variedad de fotografia
creativa en donde no hay limite y sin dejar
su estudio fotografico y por un precio que
el cliente puede pagar. Estos Sistemas son
hechos en San Marcos Texas y son usados por
fotografos al rededor del mundo. |
Porque necesito un sistema de Virtual
Background para mi estudio? |
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Muchos de los
fotografos quieren ser distintos y ofrecer
una mayor creatividad a sus clientes. Pero
al mismo tiempo el cliente quiere nuevas
ideas y distintas en la fotografia
profesional que ellos quieren comprar. Ellos
no quieren una fotografia que este estancada
en el pasado si no que por el contrario
quieren una fotografia moderna y por otro
lado el fotografo quiere hacer dinero y
divertirse al hacerlo. La persona que tiene
un sistema de Virtual Backgrounds tiene el
potencial de llenar todas esas necesidades y
mas. El fotografo es distinto a los demas y
es reconocido por sus clientes por su
sistema de inovacion que deja ganancias y se
divierte al hacerlo. |
Cuanto
espacio necesito para usar un sistema de
Virtual Backgrounds? |
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Muchos de los
fotografos piensan que no pueden usar un
sistema de virtual backgrounds porque su
espacio en el studio es muy limitado. Pero
en realidad entre mas pequeno sea el estudio
fotografico mas necesita de un sistema de
virtual background. Y el tener uno de estos
sistemas le inyectara una gran variedad a su
estudio en fondos virtuales porque al no
tener espacio en su estudio la mejor opcion
es un sistema y asi ofrecer a sus clientes
mas variedad e ingenio en cada fotografia.
Vamos a pensar que su estudio tiene unos 9
pies por 10 pies de largo, en pequenos
espacios como este usted definitivamente
necesita un sistema porque el solo hecho de
tener una pantalla ultrareflejable su
estudio se convierte en un mundo de fondos
virtuales para ofrecer a sus clientes. |
Puedo llevarme el sistema a donde yo lo
necesite? |
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Claro que si.
Muchos de los fotografos duenos de sistemas
de Virtual background se llevan sus equipos
y toman fotografias a escuelas y eventos
especiales o para tomar fotografias en
lugares muy remotos. Dos de los fotografos
en San Antonio Texas tienen un total de 12
Scene Machine con los cuales tienen las
concesion de la mayoria de las escuelas de
la ciudad. Asi que todos nuestros sistemas
son portatil, Claro que depende de la
necesidad de cada fotografo asi que no dude
en hablarnos para ayudarle a escoger el que
mejor le convenga. |
Cual es la diferencia entre un sistema de
Virtual Backgraunds y “Blue screen” Fondo
azul.? |
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El sistema de
virtual background es de proyetor de vision
optica, siendo un producto no tan caro y muy
simple de usar, produciendo una fotografia
de alta calidad y de resultado increible. En
cambio la llamada blue screen o tambien
conocida como green screen, el uso de este
sistema es complicado y muy caro porque
obliga al fotografo a tener una camara
digital, o el rollo tiene que ser
digitalizado despues del proceso. Los
resultados de este sistema son muy efectivos
en el noticiero de la tarde para dar el
estado del tiempo pero el resultado no es el
mismo en una fotografia de studio. El
sistema de virtual backgrounds se puede
proyectar sin importar que tipo de ropa usa
el cliente azul o verde. Este desarollo
tecnologico significa que el sistema de
virtual backgrouns puede generar fondos
opticos asi como electronicos. Para una
grafica de comparacion
oprima aqui. |
Tendria que cambiar mi sistema de
iluminacion si compro un sistema de Virtual
Background? |
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Generalmente No.
Al menos que la posicion que usted usa para
la iluminacion de su fotografia, usted
coloque la luz detras de la camara
fotografica, y la mayoria de los fotografos
no usan ese sistema. A si que probablemente
no tendra que cambiar la luz lo unico es que
con este sistema usted puede ser mas
creativo con la iluminacion al ver su fondo
virtual al instante de tomar la fotografia y
asi usar la iluminacion a su favor. Con la
nueva pantalla ultrareflejable no hay
ninguna restriccion en como usar su
iluminacion. |
Puedo crear mis propias diapositivas?
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Por supuesto que
si. Esta es una de las mejores opciones que
ofrece el sistema de Virtual Background. A
cualquier lugar que usted vaya y pueda
llevar su camara puede tomar fotos de
paisajes o lugares increibles y traer a casa
para ser usados en su estudio. De ahora en
adelante las vacaciones se convertiran en un
safari. Tambien puede tomar fotos a iglesias,
escuelas, monumentos, etc,etc. para usarlos
en su estudio como promocion especial, claro
que nosotros tenemos en existencia mas de
1000 fondos virtuales de donde escoger.
Recuerde que el cliente siempre busca mas
variedad y variedad significa mayor ventas
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