Posts Tagged ‘Product Photography Tips’

Achieving a spotlight effect when photographing products on black plexiglass

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While product photos on a plain white background can work very well for many uses, a black background with the product reflected below can give a more high-end, expensive, look to a product. Photographing the product on sheet of glossy black plexiglass / perspex / acrylic is a relatively cheap way to achieve this look.

A common effect used when photographing a product on black is a spotlight highlighting the product. The brightness of the area around the product compared to the darker edges of the image helps draw the viewer's eye towards the product.

While you might think this effect would be achieved by using a spotlight above or below the product, the technique actually relies on a reflection. In this article we'll look more at how to achieve this effect.

Achieving a spotlight effect when photographing products on black plexiglass

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December 13th, 2015 at 9:08 am

Product Photography Tips – White subject on a white background

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Photographing a white subject on a white background can be quite tricky, particularly if you are looking for a pure white background. In this article I'll look at a number of ways of achieving a pure white background while keeping the white subject exposed nicely.

Product Photography Tips - White subject on a white background

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May 11th, 2014 at 7:26 pm

Product photography on the cheap with only one light pt. 2 – Compositing the images

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In the previous article Product photography on the cheap with only one light pt. 1 - Taking the photo, we looked at taking multiple photos of a product using only one light, and lighting each shot differently. The next step is to combine those images into a single image, which will look like it has been shot with multiple lights.

The final photo will look like this:

Final product photo

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September 30th, 2013 at 1:50 pm

Product photography on the cheap with only one light pt. 1 – Taking the photo

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I've written a few articles regarding product photography previously. In this article I want to look at how to achieve a good product photo on a white background (suitable for catalogs, websites etc.) at the lowest cost.

Because the aim is to produce a good product photo as cheaply as possible, we'll be using just one light. We take multiple photos of the subject, focusing on getting the lighting we want just in one single area at a time. These photos can then be combined into a single image that looks like it has been lit with multiple lights.

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September 25th, 2013 at 8:14 am

How to get a white background and properly exposed subject with only one light

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Clean white backgrounds can work well for some images, particularly product photography. There are two different ways that a white background is normally achieved:

  • Aiming a light at the background so the bright light bounces back off the background.
  • Using a semi-transparent background, and placing a light behind the background to shoot through it.

However, there can be a bit of a problem if you only have one light to work with. If you use your light to blow out the background to pure white, then how are you going to light your subject? And vice versa if you use the light to light your subject.

Thankfully Photoshop (or most other image editing programs) can come to the rescue.

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Product Photography Tips 3

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Carrying on from the previous Product Photography Tips article, in this article we'll look at how to photograph a product placed at an angle. Placing your product at an angle works well for flat narrow objects, e.g. mobile phones.

For the example I've used an old penknife, but as I said in the previous article, you should really use a clean, preferably new, product if you really want to showcase it.

Product photo of penknife titled at an angle with highlight in background

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Product photography tips

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Product photography usually involves taking a photo of a single item, with the photo shot so as to focus the viewer's attention on that item, and make the item look at its best. If you have a business selling products, you want to sell something on ebay, or you just want to try product photography for fun, this article will give you some tips on getting good results.

Basic Product Photography Tips

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May 3rd, 2011 at 8:13 pm