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Old September 20th 17, 03:29 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
philo
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A friend of mine wants to project images on (presumably) frosted glass
and have folks pose in front of it for portraits.

She told me she's seen commercial grade projectors specifically designed
for this but the cost is approx $10k


Would a consumer grade projector such as one could purchase from Best
Buy for under $1000 be able to do the job?

If so, I'd like to pass the info on to her...she will be moving to a
major tourist center in about two months
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Old September 20th 17, 03:38 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
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On 20/09/2017 15:29, philo wrote:
A friend of mine wants to project images on (presumably) frosted glass
and have folks pose in front of it for portraits.

She told me she's seen commercial grade projectors specifically designed
for this but the cost is approx $10k


Would a consumer grade projector such as one could purchase from Best
Buy for under $1000 be able to do the job?

If so, I'd like to pass the info on to her...she will be moving to a
major tourist center in about two months


Outdoors? If so, the natural light levels might be the problem. Wouldn't
it be easier to add the background later?
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Old September 20th 17, 03:49 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
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On Sep 20, 2017, philo wrote
(in article ):

A friend of mine wants to project images on (presumably) frosted glass
and have folks pose in front of it for portraits.

She told me she's seen commercial grade projectors specifically designed
for this but the cost is approx $10k

Would a consumer grade projector such as one could purchase from Best
Buy for under $1000 be able to do the job?

If so, I'd like to pass the info on to her...she will be moving to a
major tourist center in about two months


I don’t know how much this would be usful for your friend, but an artist/illustrator friend of mine uses projector from these guys.
https://www.artograph.com

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Old September 20th 17, 03:52 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
philo
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On 09/20/2017 09:38 AM, newshound wrote:
On 20/09/2017 15:29, philo wrote:
A friend of mine wants to project images on (presumably) frosted glass
and have folks pose in front of it for portraits.

She told me she's seen commercial grade projectors specifically
designed for this but the cost is approx $10k


Would a consumer grade projector such as one could purchase from Best
Buy for under $1000 be able to do the job?

If so, I'd like to pass the info on to her...she will be moving to a
major tourist center in about two months


Outdoors? If so, the natural light levels might be the problem. Wouldn't
it be easier to add the background later?




It would be indoors.

My first bit of advice was to superimpose in Photoshop. She said that
was not an option as the people would need to interact with the image
when they posed. Additionally she wanted to shoot and print within a few
minutes.
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Old September 20th 17, 03:58 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
philo
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On 09/20/2017 09:49 AM, Savageduck wrote:
On Sep 20, 2017, philo wrote
(in article ):

A friend of mine wants to project images on (presumably) frosted glass
and have folks pose in front of it for portraits.

She told me she's seen commercial grade projectors specifically designed
for this but the cost is approx $10k

Would a consumer grade projector such as one could purchase from Best
Buy for under $1000 be able to do the job?

If so, I'd like to pass the info on to her...she will be moving to a
major tourist center in about two months


I don’t know how much this would be usful for your friend, but an artist/illustrator friend of mine uses projector from these guys.
https://www.artograph.com




Much appreciated, will pass the info along ASAP
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Old September 20th 17, 04:24 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
Carlos E.R.
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On 2017-09-20 16:52, philo wrote:
On 09/20/2017 09:38 AM, newshound wrote:


....

Outdoors? If so, the natural light levels might be the problem.
Wouldn't it be easier to add the background later?




It would be indoors.

My first bit of advice was to superimpose in Photoshop. She said that
was not an option as the people would need to interact with the image
when they posed. Additionally she wanted to shoot and print within a few
minutes.


The TV people do it, or did it, for the weather reports. They presented
a map that they could not see, was added by postprocess, but real time.
A video camera with a monitor in front of the subject would show the
final result.

But no, I don't know how exactly to do that. Perhaps Chroma Screen?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chroma_key

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Cheers, Carlos.
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Old September 20th 17, 04:33 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
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In article , Carlos E.R.
wrote:


Outdoors? If so, the natural light levels might be the problem.
Wouldn't it be easier to add the background later?


It would be indoors.

My first bit of advice was to superimpose in Photoshop. She said that
was not an option as the people would need to interact with the image
when they posed. Additionally she wanted to shoot and print within a few
minutes.


The TV people do it, or did it, for the weather reports. They presented
a map that they could not see, was added by postprocess, but real time.
A video camera with a monitor in front of the subject would show the
final result.


they can see the map and whatever else. otherwise they wouldn't know
where to move their hands to point out stuff.

But no, I don't know how exactly to do that. Perhaps Chroma Screen?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chroma_key


yep, usually called green screen because it's almost always green.
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Old September 20th 17, 04:54 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
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Carlos E.R.:
The TV people do it, or did it, for the weather reports. They presented
a map that they could not see, was added by postprocess, but real time.
A video camera with a monitor in front of the subject would show the
final result.


Right, but it can't be post-process and real-time. It's real time, done
in the software.

For the OP, if green-screen is unacceptable then rear projection would
be called for. But not on frosted glass! Very expensive to buy, very
difficult to manage. Check
https://www.adorama.com/searchsite/d...o=cineflex+(re
ar+projection)+projection+screens. They ain't cheap, either, but it's
the way to go.

A less expensive projector ought to be able to do the job.

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Old September 20th 17, 05:03 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
Carlos E.R.
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On 2017-09-20 17:33, nospam wrote:
In article , Carlos E.R.
wrote:


Outdoors? If so, the natural light levels might be the problem.
Wouldn't it be easier to add the background later?

It would be indoors.

My first bit of advice was to superimpose in Photoshop. She said that
was not an option as the people would need to interact with the image
when they posed. Additionally she wanted to shoot and print within a few
minutes.


The TV people do it, or did it, for the weather reports. They presented
a map that they could not see, was added by postprocess, but real time.
A video camera with a monitor in front of the subject would show the
final result.


they can see the map and whatever else. otherwise they wouldn't know
where to move their hands to point out stuff.


No, they don't. They explained the method with another camera in a
documentary and clearly said the speaker could not see the map at all,
and that they had to memorize it.

I'm not saying that everybody does it the same way.

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Old September 20th 17, 05:38 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
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On 9/20/2017 10:38 AM, newshound wrote:
On 20/09/2017 15:29, philo wrote:
A friend of mine wants to project images on (presumably) frosted glass
and have folks pose in front of it for portraits.

She told me she's seen commercial grade projectors specifically
designed for this but the cost is approx $10k


Would a consumer grade projector such as one could purchase from Best
Buy for under $1000 be able to do the job?

If so, I'd like to pass the info on to her...she will be moving to a
major tourist center in about two months


Outdoors? If so, the natural light levels might be the problem. Wouldn't
it be easier to add the background later?


If going that route, I would use a green screen, and a portable printer.
Of course, adequate power and a shaded viewing area, and essential.


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