How Do You Get Photos of Your Products?
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Man up then and lets see your photo's
Haha, sorry was just messing.
We use a canon 400d SLR but for most of our products we use digital mockups.
We will be getting a light tent etc for some more products we are doing.
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takes forever and really hurts my wrist.
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Yeah save as does seem an easy option but i'd love to get the most professional great looking shots i can 
I've done a bit of photography in the past (nothing serious) and have a got a 350D myself but my shots always seem to get a nasty off-white background.
Anyone know of a fool proof way or around how much it costs to get them done professionally?
I've done a bit of photography in the past (nothing serious) and have a got a 350D myself but my shots always seem to get a nasty off-white background.
Anyone know of a fool proof way or around how much it costs to get them done professionally?
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Yeah save as does seem an easy option but i'd love to get the most professional great looking shots i can
I've done a bit of photography in the past (nothing serious) and have a got a 350D myself but my shots always seem to get a nasty off-white background.
Anyone know of a fool proof way or around how much it costs to get them done professionally?
Depends on the type of product you want photographying. Small items can be couriered to a photographer who will charge a set amount per item. Larger items may require a visit and mobile studio in which case a day rate may be best.
Widgets can be shot for a few pounds each depending on exactly the look you're after.
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Yeah save as does seem an easy option but i'd love to get the most professional great looking shots i can
I've done a bit of photography in the past (nothing serious) and have a got a 350D myself but my shots always seem to get a nasty off-white background.
Anyone know of a fool proof way or around how much it costs to get them done professionally?
A pure white background is simply a process of lighting the background brighter than the subject or foreground.
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richhobson
A tent on it's own will not totally provide the differential between foreground and background but will help. A DIY solution is often to use a tent with cheap halogen lights. You need to then adjust the white balance in post processing to account for the halogen light colour.
Ideally you need to seperate the product from the background by standing it on something. Use one light to light the background and another for the product.
Ideally you need to seperate the product from the background by standing it on something. Use one light to light the background and another for the product.
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We do all our own photos. It's quite a lot of work, but outsourcing attempts have yet to be successful. Luckily, we have an accomplished photographer on staff who gets good results and knows exactly what we need.
Much of the advice given on this thread depends on what you are photographing. For example: a plain white background does not always work well for jewellery.
Much of the advice given on this thread depends on what you are photographing. For example: a plain white background does not always work well for jewellery.
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The products are all small no bigger than 20cm cubed. Currently in Wrexham north wales
So its not uncommon to ask my supplier or the manufacturer for photos of the products, or at least see if they have any?
I would ask. At the end of the day they can only say no. Could save you time and money
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just incase you can't get the pics from supplier.
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aje
Hi
I am a professional photographer and we are suffering from the DIY techniques applied today. Although, it makes sense to cut costs where you can and often the images are usable to good.
A couple of tips are to keep your products away from your background and try and build an even light all the way around unless you want to add some dimension to your shots, where you might want to add some black card(as previously mentioned by a poster). Different light sources produce different casts of light and each peripheral device has differing colour reproduction effects which is why it can be difficult to reproduce your whites unless all of your equipment is calibrated!
Costs for having your stuff shot in a professional studio varies depending on the size, type and quantity of products.
I have a studio in North London for just this kind of thing so please feel free to PM me if anyone wants a quote.
I am a professional photographer and we are suffering from the DIY techniques applied today. Although, it makes sense to cut costs where you can and often the images are usable to good.
A couple of tips are to keep your products away from your background and try and build an even light all the way around unless you want to add some dimension to your shots, where you might want to add some black card(as previously mentioned by a poster). Different light sources produce different casts of light and each peripheral device has differing colour reproduction effects which is why it can be difficult to reproduce your whites unless all of your equipment is calibrated!
Costs for having your stuff shot in a professional studio varies depending on the size, type and quantity of products.
I have a studio in North London for just this kind of thing so please feel free to PM me if anyone wants a quote.
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