While I??™m sure a
lot of people were just thinking things like ???wow??? and ???cool,??? I was thinking, ???I wish I could do
that.??? I was intrigued by the possibilities of trick photography, and I wanted to be able to do it
myself.
Such special effects have always been possible for anyone with the time, money, equipment,
and determination. I had nothing but determination. But when I got my first photo processing
program back in 1987, I realized I could finally do what I??™d always wanted to: special effects and
trick photography on a budget.
Indeed, digital photography opens a lot of doors for us mere mortals. In this chapter, I??™ll
tell you how to do some of the tricks that can make your images go beyond simple reality. You
might not want to try all the techniques in this chapter, but I think there??™s a little fun in here for
just about everyone. And not all the ???tricks??? in this chapter are of the lasers-and-robots variety.
I??™ll also show you how to achieve hyperrealistic photos??”photos that feature beautiful effects
impossible to achieve with a standard digital camera.
Make a Hollywood-Style Blue Screen
What??™s a blue screen? Well, blue screen is the generic term for a technique in which action is
photographed or filmed in front of a solid-colored backdrop.
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