Transform your passion into your profession by picking up product photography. Learn the best way to frame, shoot and sell products with your lens.
There are many factors that you need to consider when doing product photography. It’s not only about taking a photograph of the product. There’s much more to it. While proper lighting and capturing the intricate details are main requirements, it’s also very important that you add value to the shoot by showcasing the product being […]
Photographing models is a pretty convenient way to build your photography portfolio. However, there are quite a few catches involved in this genre. For one, the return on investment is low. Second, it’s hard to know whether people like the model in the photo or your photography. Product photography on the other hand is quite […]
What photographer doesn’t love the twisting shapes and vibrant colors of a neon light? An instant way of bringing a picture to life, they can add excitement to otherwise mundane shots. However, as photographer-turned-vlogger Hayden Pedersen discovers on the following shoot, getting a great neon photo sometimes takes a little bit of work… As it […]
You can really do wonders with a simple product like a bottle of deodorant with good photography skills and some Photoshop magic. But even with Photoshop you need to have a basic workable set of exposures to begin with. This tutorial by Dustin Dolby of workphlo is a straightforward guide on the concepts of product photography […]
When it comes to product photography, it’s not very different from photographing a person. The only difference is in geometry, and also that you’d want almost everything to be in focus. While focus can be handled comparatively easily by controlling the depth of field, the different geometries can make it tricky to light the products […]
Flat lay photographs work great for print and digital ads and even for thumbnails. In this video, photographer and filmmaker Peter McKinnon shares some of his tips on taking great-looking flat lay photographs: 1. Layout “When you’re laying these things out for the photo, you kind of want to pick what the focal point is.” […]
Shooting products against a white background is popular these days, thanks to the boom in online shopping and marketplaces. But proper exposure and focusing become difficult when photographing white products against a white background. David Patino shares a few tips to overcome this challenge: Setup for Product Photography Patino uses a simple white reflector mounted […]
Just how do professional product photographers get their amazing results? Maybe you’ve been thinking about doing your own product photography or learning how to do it on something other than the standard white background. If so, then this video from Phlearn will certainly give you some things to think about: Excellent product photography is all about […]
When it comes to selling products, how those products appear to your customers matters a lot. It’s even more important for online stores as the customers can’t touch and feel the products. But, taking photographs of products with shiny surfaces can be a challenge. In the following video, photographer Andrew Boey shows the easiest and […]
You may be surprised by some of the creative techniques that photographers dream up to get a stand-out shot. In the following short, artist Max Bridge shows off an aqueous technique that he’s perfected to bring a supernatural feel to even the most banal subject matter: You may have seen this effect pulled off in films like […]
