Uuuurgent Help Needed!!!!!

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mastermind

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I know this may not really belong here but this site is my main resource. I'm booked to do a CD cover photoshoot this weekend. Initially the artist told me we were going to scout locations tommorow to shoot at on sunday.

20 minutes ago he calls me and tells me he wants to do some sort of collage on the cover so he doesn't want a background in the picture, meaning he wants to be keyed out. I'm terrible in post so my only real option was for a chroma key backdrop. I called all over the city (Toronto) and no one rents them and studios are beyond the budget. NOW WHAT DO I DO.

I know people have had success keying out a sky background or any monochrome background out of a picture but i can definately not do is. Suck with post!! would anyone here be able to help me out by doing so if I email them a jpeg? If so what background should i be using. I'd rather not use the sky for exposure and framing purposes. Any wall should be ok though.

He may have some designer doing the cover but he doesn't know who at this point but I would like to facilitate this person's job by having a workable picture.

Please help me out here. I gotta shoot this on sunday and today's friday.

thanks a million.
 
you could find a wall you can paint quick.. and then buy some paint the color that you want to key with. you can order chroma paint, or you can just buy something similar. have them mix it for you.. bring in a sample to match and tell them to get as close as they can.
 
good option. I'll see if i can find the paint and hopefully a "paintable wall"

Any other suggestions?
 
You could get large colored paper rolls or foamcore or sheets if need be.
However you're doing a still for the CD cover so it's not quite a critical as moving footage.
You chould shoot him against a white wall.
You just need enough distinction between the guy (and his wardrobe) and the background. Since it's a still you could create paths if necessary for part of it. The other question is if his feet have to be in the shot. If so you'll need to have some floor material and deal with shadows.
 
A luminance key is usually workable, so you could key out a white wall or a black wall as long as the edges of the subject don't blend with the background. Also, you don't need expensive chroma key paint, just use a nice deep hued medium tone green or blue paint.
 
BTW, I'd be willing to drop out the background for you as long as you shoot in cleanly. Of course that would mean I'd have a place to crash for a few days when TIFF rolls around. :)
 
Barry_S said:
A luminance key is usually workable, so you could key out a white wall or a black wall as long as the edges of the subject don't blend with the background. Also, you don't need expensive chroma key paint, just use a nice deep hued medium tone green or blue paint.
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We painted a wall with some bright green paint from a Home Depot and it worked like gang busters.
 
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