Hi all,
I saw a post from a new person to the forum, that can't at this time start a thread, that asked on another thread about how folks set up and shoot products.
I've been thinking about dabbling in this area myself.
I've got one of the photo 'tents' that you can put smaller products into, and have your speed lights/strobes outside that will help diffuse the light....do many use this type of thing?
What about light painting of products? I've seen some videos and talks about doing that with some very interesting and impressive outcomes?
And also...you see a lot of folks, shooting the proverbial beer bottle shot....with products used to simulate bottle sweat and ice crystals (bringing up questions of food styling, etc)....and most of those using multiple shots to not only composite with different light placements, BUT, also....for some focus stacking, like to ensure that the table on the bottle body and the neck/cap are all in tack sharp focus.....
The latter also implies a LOT of photoshop work in compositing the final shots.
Anyway, these are some topics I've been starting to look into and it all sounds fascinating.
Could any of you pros tell what type of set up with equipment and all you use?
Props?
Shooting for composites and your techniques?
What about the business side of it? How do you get new clients? Licensing of images?
Hope this gets a good discussion going as that this looks to be quite interesting.
Thanks in advance!!
Cayenne
I saw a post from a new person to the forum, that can't at this time start a thread, that asked on another thread about how folks set up and shoot products.
I've been thinking about dabbling in this area myself.
I've got one of the photo 'tents' that you can put smaller products into, and have your speed lights/strobes outside that will help diffuse the light....do many use this type of thing?
What about light painting of products? I've seen some videos and talks about doing that with some very interesting and impressive outcomes?
And also...you see a lot of folks, shooting the proverbial beer bottle shot....with products used to simulate bottle sweat and ice crystals (bringing up questions of food styling, etc)....and most of those using multiple shots to not only composite with different light placements, BUT, also....for some focus stacking, like to ensure that the table on the bottle body and the neck/cap are all in tack sharp focus.....
The latter also implies a LOT of photoshop work in compositing the final shots.
Anyway, these are some topics I've been starting to look into and it all sounds fascinating.
Could any of you pros tell what type of set up with equipment and all you use?
Props?
Shooting for composites and your techniques?
What about the business side of it? How do you get new clients? Licensing of images?
Hope this gets a good discussion going as that this looks to be quite interesting.
Thanks in advance!!
Cayenne