Matte process for composite photography

A matte process for composite photography utilizing a color difference process comprising the steps of:

• positioning a matte material in a scene, said matte material treated with a dye formulation including fluorescence which is reactive to illumination within visible spectrum to achieve a spectral emission of a desired color and luminance for providing a desired actinic stimulus to an image recording medium, wherein the matte material exhibits a spectral characteristic substantially corresponding to one of the optimal spectral loci of FIG. 1, so as to provide a chromatic actinic stimulus response optimal for the imaging recording medium;
• illuminating the scene with a visible spectrum illuminant with the matte material in place;
• exposing an image recording medium to the scene and matte material to represent an image;
• and
• forming a matte from said representation of said image.

A matte process for composite photography utilizing a color difference process comprising the steps of:

• covering an object in a scene with a matte material which comprises a dye formulation including fluorescence which is reactive to illumination within visible spectrum to achieve a spectral emission of a desired color and luminance for providing a desired actinic stimulus to an image recording medium, wherein the matte material exhibits a spectral characteristic substantially corresponding to one of the optimal spectral loci of FIG. 1, so as to provide a chromatic actinic stimulus response optimal for the imaging recording medium;
• illuminating the scene with a visible spectrum illuminant with the matte material in place;
• exposing an image recording medium to the scene and matte material to form a representation of an image;
• and
• forming a matte from said representation of said image.