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RE: FN-FORUM: Product Photography
date posted 11th June 2005 11:10
....and at the end of the day - you do have Photoshop don't you - sorts some
of the problems afterwards - but always best to get it as good as you can on
the shoot. At least with a digi cam you can check the results as you go
along....not like the old film days. :))
A.
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Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: Product Photography
Lighting is key. If your camera has decent Auto White Balance or manually
configurable White Balance) you can use relatively cheap halogen lighting. I
used simple security lights (around £10 - £15). Don't light directly, either
bounce light off reflectors (again, cheap white card or mounting board),
walls and/or ceilings - or light through diffusers (sheets of white tissue
or cut up large white bin liners). If possible, use natural daylight. Shield
subject from picking up reflected items in the room which may otherwise have
to be retouched out.
Get the lighting right and even white on white subjects can look great.
After about 5 years of getting by on this kind of set up I've invested in an
entry-level studio lighting kit, including reflecting and diffusing
umbrellas, which cost about £350 - worth the outlay if your doing studio
photography reasonable frequently.
HTH.
Niels
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Date: 11 Jun 2005 08:17:59 -0000
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Subject: FN-FORUM: Product Photography
Just having a nightmare with getting some photos done for a website. I'm not
a bad photographer, but wondering if anyone has any handy tips they'd like
to share (apart from use a tripod - I got that far).
The main problem is that this kind of thing normally ends up being done at
my clients (various clients) premesis, and invariably the lighting is
rubbish.
I currently have a pretty decent digital camera with a remote control, and a
good quality tripod, but was wondering about what fairly portable lighting
might be useful.
Cheers, all.
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