What are Digital Backdrops?
Digital backdrops are images that take the place of the backgrounds of your photos. You can take any photo, give your subjects a new digital background, and turn your photo into a beautiful creation, with or without a studio or planning. For professional photographers, there's no need to buy expensive muslin backdrops or scenery for your studios. You can have hundreds of digital backdrops at your disposal with ease, and for a very low cost.
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How does it work?
With the appropriate photo/graphics editing software, and your digital photos (or scanned in photos) on your computer, you basically "cut out" the subjects of your photos and "paste" them onto a digital backdrop image. See our Tutorials section for more information.
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What software do I need to use digital backdrops?
In short, we recommend Paint Shop Pro by Corel/Jasc, or Photoshop by Adobe. Fore more details, please see our Tips section, under Picking a Software.
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Can I use any photo with digital backdrops, or do I need a green or blue screen (chromakey)?
You do not need to use a color screen in order to use digital backdrops. They will work with any photo! Most professional studio photographers are already set up with chromakeys, so digital backdrops work in that case as well. Please see our Tutorials section for step-by-step instructions on how to work with any photo, with or without a chromakey.
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If I do use a chromakey, what's the best color to use?
We recommend white, green, black, or blue. For more details, please see our Tips section,
under Using a Chromakey.
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Is it hard to work with digital backdrops?
When you first start, you may find the process a bit challenging, especially if you're not familiar with your photo/graphics editing software. However, with a little practice (and it won't take long), you will be making beautiful photo creations! The more and more you work with digital backdrops, the easier it will be, and the better your photos will look. Take your time and enjoy the process. Follow our Tutorials for step-by-step instructions, and if you have any questions, please contact us. For a sample of other photographers' work with digital backdrops, please see our Users Gallery. When you feel you're ready, send us your work to post as well!
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Can I use .jpg file photos?
Yes. Basically, when you open up your photo in your photo/graphics editing software, and then you open up our digital backdrops, you can work in any file format and save your images in any file format. Our digital backdrops are in the .tif file format only because it allows us to give you the highest quality images possible, with no quality loss upon saving or transfer to you. However, you can save your work along with our digital backdrops in any file format you choose. For more details on saving your images, please see our Tips section, under Saving Your Work.
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