Thank you this is exactly what I needed. My Dad is a professional photographer and he told me that I would need to keep my key lights off the background if I'm going to use a projector background. Your tutorial was excellent and showing how to light this because I'm not crazy about the projector effects on the subject but I'm wanting to create some interesting backgrounds in the studio. Other than doing a cut out replaced background.
love how detailed you were with your setup... as i new photographer i really found this video helpful and informational thanks a bunch and please keep doing videos like this
Absolutely great band! I've seen them live three times. Such a great live bad too. Glad you liked the video and hope you enjoy playing around with the projector! It's a great tool to have in the creative photography arsenal. :)
Thanks for your comment, Ryan! Give it go and hopefully report back. I think the trick is to have the strobe on very low power angled away from the background, along with a wide aperture. (Shoot f/1.8 instead of f/11, etc.) Hope it works. I've done this a few times now and it's a blast to shoot.
@@MikeMcGeePhotography Will do. Oh! And I don't know how often you'll be using your projector for shoots, but what I did was ordered an extra manfrotto base plate and Krazy Glued it to the bottom of the projector. Now I can position it at various angles not to mention it makes it a lot easier to place if you will. Just a lil "DIY Hack" that I saw another photographer using that has been extremely helpful to my creative process.
@@AndersonRay Good idea! I do a lot woodworking, so I have a bunch of these Irwin QuickGrip clamps that are made for clamping/locking wood pieces when gluing overnight, and I think I'll just use four of these (one one each corner) if I need to fully have the projector sideways/vertical during a shoot, but I like your idea as well. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Mike. Your explanations were so easy to follow. I was at the point of giving up this sort of projected image until I found your tutorial, it was very easy to follow, I can't wait to try it. Perhaps some of those other "would be" presenters would benefit from learning to communicate using your style. No hype, clear diction and easy to follow and well described set-up. I sincerely thank you. Can I ask a question, if I may. Will this work just as well for scenery? Barry Champion. Tasmania.
wow really helpful video..question tho, what happens if we want to take a full body portrait, how far should we move the lighting n projector back? thanks
Great video. Just to be sure, the orange and blue light, were the flashes or continuous light. Since this is not my language, and also a I'm oretty new im photography, i think i might got lost in translation.
Thanks Mike. Maybe it helps to say, that it NEEDS to be a 3 chip LCD projector. It will NOT work with a 1 chip version (which most ones for home use are). Because the latter produces rainbow artefacts. Tried it, frustrating...
Good info, Peter. I honestly didn't test out multiple projectors because I just took a gamble with this used one from eBay and it worked like a charm. But thanks for sharing this info, it's very helpful.
Great video but I’m having issues myself…the pic I use as the background looks different after I snap the shot…it’s not the same colour. It almost comes out a blue or purple. Is that a white balance issue? Any thoughts?
That definitely has to be a white balance issue. I would simply set the white balance on the camera to Flash and then be sure to shoot RAW so you can easily make any white balance adjustments in post. Hope this helps!
Hey there, yeah, for this, you want a shutter speed of approximately 1/160 sec as per the demo shots. If you exceed the sync speed and shoot at 1/1000 of a sec for example, that will not let enough of the light of the projector into the shot. So sadly, this isn't ideally suited for HSS. It's about getting the balance just right of the store + projector light. Hope this info assists you, and thanks for watching!
Projectors have three numbers that determines their price. Resolution, amount of light and contrast. Hight price projectors have more of all three. The contrast ratio is a number often forgotten. The model he is using only has a contrast ratio of 3000 to one which is very low. This means you have to work to make the image not look washed out. With modern cameras you can sometime work with less light if you have a high contrast ratio. You can get a new cheap project now days in 2024 with about a 15,000 to one contrast ratio and good laser projectors have over a million to one with top end machines having ten million to one. I recommend eBay also and getting a use projector. You should be able to get something close to 4,000 Luminas and 15,000 to one contrast ratio for about $300 dollars and sometimes less. The reason his projector was so cheap was the low contrast ratio. When I started this, I made the mistake of buying a projector with a contrast of only 3,000 to one and ended up giving it away. When I tried to project an image of something it was usually too washed out. Currently looking for new projector now I understand the problem. I am not sure how much contrast ratio that I really need. I have not tried a 15,000 to one to see if it is really enough. I just know I was unhappy with 3000 to one.
I use my old slides projector with my own slides and it’s help my creativity, thanks for sharing
Thank you this is exactly what I needed. My Dad is a professional photographer and he told me that I would need to keep my key lights off the background if I'm going to use a projector background. Your tutorial was excellent and showing how to light this because I'm not crazy about the projector effects on the subject but I'm wanting to create some interesting backgrounds in the studio. Other than doing a cut out replaced background.
Happy new year Mike, I am so happy to see you again
thanks for sharing, mike. very informational with great detail. enjoying the direct, no hype approach and attitude. keep it up. now subscribed.
man this looks cool af
Very helpful. Thank you
love how detailed you were with your setup... as i new photographer i really found this video helpful and informational thanks a bunch and please keep doing videos like this
So happy you enjoyed this video! Thanks for watching!
Very well done thanks for the tutorial. I can’t wait to try this.❤
Can’t wait to try it. Thank you so much 🎉
Excellent!👌
Outstanding video- all the details and tips. Thank u a lot!
Hi Emanuel, glad you like this video and happy to help!
you save my life now hahaha tks a lot!
Loved the video! Finally decided to pick up a projector because of you!
Also, love the SSPU shirt. They're my favorite band!
Absolutely great band! I've seen them live three times. Such a great live bad too. Glad you liked the video and hope you enjoy playing around with the projector! It's a great tool to have in the creative photography arsenal. :)
Thank you 🙌
Great video, Mike, thank you!
Thanks for your kind words, Laura, and glad you liked this video! :)
Very detailed video! I love it!
Thanks so much. Glad you liked this video!
This is really cool. Subbed!
Glad you liked the video and thanks for watching! :)
LETS GO!!!!! Awesome video. I tried this before and it totally failed, but ill give it another go!
Thanks for your comment, Ryan! Give it go and hopefully report back. I think the trick is to have the strobe on very low power angled away from the background, along with a wide aperture. (Shoot f/1.8 instead of f/11, etc.) Hope it works. I've done this a few times now and it's a blast to shoot.
@@MikeMcGeePhotography Thank you! Loving all the content you have been posting!
Nice!!!! Just picked up one of these a few weeks ago. Can't wait to see your approach.
Awesome man! Please report back when you've had a chance to try out using a projector. It's fun, with endless artistic possibilities. :)
@@MikeMcGeePhotography Will do. Oh! And I don't know how often you'll be using your projector for shoots, but what I did was ordered an extra manfrotto base plate and Krazy Glued it to the bottom of the projector. Now I can position it at various angles not to mention it makes it a lot easier to place if you will. Just a lil "DIY Hack" that I saw another photographer using that has been extremely helpful to my creative process.
@@AndersonRay Good idea! I do a lot woodworking, so I have a bunch of these Irwin QuickGrip clamps that are made for clamping/locking wood pieces when gluing overnight, and I think I'll just use four of these (one one each corner) if I need to fully have the projector sideways/vertical during a shoot, but I like your idea as well. Thanks for sharing!
Excellent explanation! Love the results you achieved with this setup.
Thank you! Glad you like the video!
Great video! So far is the best video presentation in You Tube, I've seen, about using a projector in photography.
Thank you Mike.
Thanks so much for your kind words, Arnulfo! Glad you like the video and hope it helps. :)
Beautiful! Love your Work!
Thank you 🙏🏼
Thank you Mike. Your explanations were so easy to follow. I was at the point of giving up this sort of projected image until I found your tutorial, it was very easy to follow, I can't wait to try it. Perhaps some of those other "would be" presenters would benefit from learning to communicate using your style. No hype, clear diction and easy to follow and well described set-up. I sincerely thank you.
Can I ask a question, if I may. Will this work just as well for scenery?
Barry Champion. Tasmania.
wow really helpful video..question tho, what happens if we want to take a full body portrait, how far should we move the lighting n projector back? thanks
Great video. Just to be sure, the orange and blue light, were the flashes or continuous light. Since this is not my language, and also a I'm oretty new im photography, i think i might got lost in translation.
14:24 those are strobe(flash) settings not continuous light settings
Thanks for this! Just got a projector & I’m implementing what I learned here. What camera did you use by the way?
Thanks Mike. Maybe it helps to say, that it NEEDS to be a 3 chip LCD projector. It will NOT work with a 1 chip version (which most ones for home use are). Because the latter produces rainbow artefacts. Tried it, frustrating...
Good info, Peter. I honestly didn't test out multiple projectors because I just took a gamble with this used one from eBay and it worked like a charm. But thanks for sharing this info, it's very helpful.
Great video but I’m having issues myself…the pic I use as the background looks different after I snap the shot…it’s not the same colour. It almost comes out a blue or purple. Is that a white balance issue? Any thoughts?
That definitely has to be a white balance issue. I would simply set the white balance on the camera to Flash and then be sure to shoot RAW so you can easily make any white balance adjustments in post. Hope this helps!
Did you use any flash at all ?
Lol😂never really had a job lol. Like your stuff bro
mike hi can i use HSS for this one or will HSS theoretically cancel the projector?
Hey there, yeah, for this, you want a shutter speed of approximately 1/160 sec as per the demo shots. If you exceed the sync speed and shoot at 1/1000 of a sec for example, that will not let enough of the light of the projector into the shot. So sadly, this isn't ideally suited for HSS. It's about getting the balance just right of the store + projector light. Hope this info assists you, and thanks for watching!
where to get this mannequin
Projectors have three numbers that determines their price. Resolution, amount of light and contrast. Hight price projectors have more of all three. The contrast ratio is a number often forgotten. The model he is using only has a contrast ratio of 3000 to one which is very low. This means you have to work to make the image not look washed out. With modern cameras you can sometime work with less light if you have a high contrast ratio. You can get a new cheap project now days in 2024 with about a 15,000 to one contrast ratio and good laser projectors have over a million to one with top end machines having ten million to one. I recommend eBay also and getting a use projector. You should be able to get something close to 4,000 Luminas and 15,000 to one contrast ratio for about $300 dollars and sometimes less. The reason his projector was so cheap was the low contrast ratio. When I started this, I made the mistake of buying a projector with a contrast of only 3,000 to one and ended up giving it away. When I tried to project an image of something it was usually too washed out. Currently looking for new projector now I understand the problem. I am not sure how much contrast ratio that I really need. I have not tried a 15,000 to one to see if it is really enough. I just know I was unhappy with 3000 to one.
definitely inspiring and very well explained. Thanks!!