Comments on: Kitchenware Photosession: Lighting setup for highly reflective objects http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/kitchenware-photosession-the-lights-for-highly-reflective-objects/ Technical secrets of studio photography: we hold nothing behind Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:15:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jason P. http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/kitchenware-photosession-the-lights-for-highly-reflective-objects/comment-page-1/#comment-71013 Jason P. Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:38:04 +0000 http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/?p=203#comment-71013 Wow, your shots are really great, I hope you can share some of your techniques, because I am also a photographer Wow, your shots are really great, I hope you can share some of your techniques, because I am also a photographer

]]> By: Ayur http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/kitchenware-photosession-the-lights-for-highly-reflective-objects/comment-page-1/#comment-69091 Ayur Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:28:33 +0000 http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/?p=203#comment-69091 Thank you, Alex! I dabbled in photography for a long time, and found both passion and some ability to do it in me, but last few years dropped it for other things. Recently, my friends called me to participate in their low-budget commercial projects as a DoP; and the first one was so cheap it was partly a photo-story done Guy Ritchie style =) so i've been shooting it for a week now, and last three days i come to your blog and get all sorts of inspiration and useful info! I realized that I've never seen such useful blog on strobe photography (both simple, thorough and very very specific in important details - and which details are unimportant!). As I'm new to strobe photography (only shot available light earlier) your blog helped me tons. Sessions done using your ideas gave me a lot of insights. Thank you. Ayur Sandanov, Moscow Thank you, Alex!

I dabbled in photography for a long time, and found both passion and some ability to do it in me, but last few years dropped it for other things. Recently, my friends called me to participate in their low-budget commercial projects as a DoP; and the first one was so cheap it was partly a photo-story done Guy Ritchie style =)

so i’ve been shooting it for a week now, and last three days i come to your blog and get all sorts of inspiration and useful info! I realized that I’ve never seen such useful blog on strobe photography (both simple, thorough and very very specific in important details – and which details are unimportant!).

As I’m new to strobe photography (only shot available light earlier) your blog helped me tons. Sessions done using your ideas gave me a lot of insights. Thank you.

Ayur Sandanov, Moscow

]]> By: Alex Koloskov http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/kitchenware-photosession-the-lights-for-highly-reflective-objects/comment-page-1/#comment-5524 Alex Koloskov Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:39:04 +0000 http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/?p=203#comment-5524 Thank you, Mohamed! BTW, you've got a great portfolio:-) Alex Thank you, Mohamed!
BTW, you’ve got a great portfolio:-)
Alex

]]> By: mohamed said http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/kitchenware-photosession-the-lights-for-highly-reflective-objects/comment-page-1/#comment-5523 mohamed said Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:09:02 +0000 http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/?p=203#comment-5523 Hi alex , i really want to thank you for your valuable tips ! it's amazing ! Hi alex , i really want to thank you for your valuable tips ! it’s amazing !

]]> By: Alex Koloskov http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/kitchenware-photosession-the-lights-for-highly-reflective-objects/comment-page-1/#comment-1323 Alex Koloskov Sun, 02 May 2010 18:29:02 +0000 http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/?p=203#comment-1323 Salman, Thank you, I glad you like the blog. Seen your rice pictures, very well done! You have used top-behind lights to make rice look shiny and glow, the best way to get it done properly, IMO. A little bit more lights from behind would make it glow even more. Good job! :-) Salman, Thank you, I glad you like the blog.
Seen your rice pictures, very well done! You have used top-behind lights to make rice look shiny and glow, the best way to get it done properly, IMO. A little bit more lights from behind would make it glow even more. Good job! :-)

]]> By: Salman http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/kitchenware-photosession-the-lights-for-highly-reflective-objects/comment-page-1/#comment-1322 Salman Sun, 02 May 2010 17:44:47 +0000 http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/?p=203#comment-1322 Thanks alot for quick response and remarks photography is my habit and rice is my business, i have canon eos 500d and tamron 90mm macro lens which i bought to capture pictures of rice. by the way tilt shift technique was really amazing, actually i saw images of rolex watches on rolex.com and was amazed to see such quality. they were positioned same as your watch in the article. Thanks once again, your blog is nice place to visit again and again :) Thanks alot for quick response and remarks
photography is my habit and rice is my business, i have canon eos 500d and tamron 90mm macro lens which i bought to capture pictures of rice.
by the way tilt shift technique was really amazing, actually i saw images of rolex watches on rolex.com and was amazed to see such quality. they were positioned same as your watch in the article.

Thanks once again, your blog is nice place to visit again and again :)

]]> By: Alex Koloskov http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/kitchenware-photosession-the-lights-for-highly-reflective-objects/comment-page-1/#comment-1316 Alex Koloskov Sun, 02 May 2010 14:38:50 +0000 http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/?p=203#comment-1316 Salman, I have it, use search: http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/watch-photo-shoot-advantages-of-tilt-shift-camera-adapter/ Your rice website is nice, but I am not sure you'll get your target audience from here:-) Good lick in any case:-) Salman,
I have it, use search:
http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/watch-photo-shoot-advantages-of-tilt-shift-camera-adapter/

Your rice website is nice, but I am not sure you’ll get your target audience from here:-)
Good lick in any case:-)

]]> By: Salman http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/kitchenware-photosession-the-lights-for-highly-reflective-objects/comment-page-1/#comment-1314 Salman Sun, 02 May 2010 14:04:43 +0000 http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/?p=203#comment-1314 Hello very nice work, thanks for sharing really appreciate your work I will be glad if you can post any ideas for shooting reflective watches as well, what kind of lighting should be used for watch photography. Thanks Salman Hello
very nice work, thanks for sharing really appreciate your work
I will be glad if you can post any ideas for shooting reflective watches as well, what kind of lighting should be used for watch photography.

Thanks

Salman

]]> By: admin http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/kitchenware-photosession-the-lights-for-highly-reflective-objects/comment-page-1/#comment-694 admin Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:17:48 +0000 http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/?p=203#comment-694 Fred, Well, what i can say: shiny Christmas balls is the worst to imagine to shoot:-) Kidding:-) despite it will reflect all your studio, you still have option to shoot it in a shooting box: Just place there some seamless plastic, like a cyc wall and get 2 lights from the sides. Better to have straight narrow opening in front for the lens, instead of the hole: it will make reflection look nicer. Let me know how it works, I love such technically challenging projects;-) -Alex Fred,
Well, what i can say: shiny Christmas balls is the worst to imagine to shoot:-)
Kidding:-) despite it will reflect all your studio, you still have option to shoot it in a shooting box:
Just place there some seamless plastic, like a cyc wall and get 2 lights from the sides. Better to have straight narrow opening in front for the lens, instead of the hole: it will make reflection look nicer.

Let me know how it works, I love such technically challenging projects;-)

-Alex

]]> By: Fred http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/kitchenware-photosession-the-lights-for-highly-reflective-objects/comment-page-1/#comment-666 Fred Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:20:26 +0000 http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/?p=203#comment-666 Wow great stuff, Ive been looking for some advice on product shots. I have to shoot shiny Christmas balls for a catalogue, any advice on how to remove my refection from the shot? I look forward to seeing more of you amazing work. Thanks Fred Wow great stuff, Ive been looking for some advice on product shots.

I have to shoot shiny Christmas balls for a catalogue, any advice on how to remove my refection from the shot?

I look forward to seeing more of you amazing work.

Thanks

Fred

]]> By: admin http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/kitchenware-photosession-the-lights-for-highly-reflective-objects/comment-page-1/#comment-496 admin Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:43:16 +0000 http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/?p=203#comment-496 Thank you all, your opinion is very important to me. Thank you all, your opinion is very important to me.

]]> By: Norman Taver http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/kitchenware-photosession-the-lights-for-highly-reflective-objects/comment-page-1/#comment-305 Norman Taver Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:10:19 +0000 http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/?p=203#comment-305 Hi Alek Congratulation! I am very impresses with your art. Little about me, I am like you from Kiev. Now I am 71 year old live in Los Angeles and still very active. I have my businesses running by my children so I can enjoy photography. I have one of the best equipment available: Mamiya RZ67 with all available lenses for Mamiya and PhaseOne Digital backs H20 and P21+, Canons 20D, 40D, and 5D MarkII with all available lenses from Canon, also I have a Toyo large format camera with PhaseOne adapter for digital backs (I use H20 and P21+) with every available lenses for Toyo camera. All kind of lights: LCD, Soft boxes, ProPhoto strobe lights system.... Only one thing which I do not have is a really good made photo picture. I need to make really good and creative product photos for our Product Catalog and new web site which we are developing now. My short background: Back in USSR I was an Engineer and scientist for several industries including Antonov KB after I graduated from Kiev Polytechnic Institute in 1963. Also I have a degree as an Artist-Architect from Promishlenno-Chudogestvennoe uchlishce it was that time in Lavra. Also a had a PHD degree in Engineering psychology from Moscow aspirantura. In the United State I am from 1979 was working for NASA under Shuttle design and later moved to Cosmetic bushiness following my wife's lifetime profession. Than My children entered in to the bushiness and now I am enjoying to do creative things for them. It is real fun and I would like to continue to enjoy it. I wood very much appreciate if you will take a look at our web sites www.rayaspa.com and www.rayalab.com and suggest how I can improve my photography skills to make some really good pictures for our catalog and web sites by using availabale to me equipment Warmest Regards, Norman Taver Hi Alek
Congratulation!
I am very impresses with your art.

Little about me,
I am like you from Kiev. Now I am 71 year old live in Los Angeles and still very active. I have my businesses running by my children so I can enjoy photography. I have one of the best equipment available: Mamiya RZ67 with all available lenses for Mamiya and PhaseOne Digital backs H20 and P21+, Canons 20D, 40D, and 5D MarkII with all available lenses from Canon, also I have a Toyo large format camera with PhaseOne adapter for digital backs (I use H20 and P21+) with every available lenses for Toyo camera. All kind of lights: LCD, Soft boxes, ProPhoto strobe lights system….

Only one thing which I do not have is a really good made photo picture.

I need to make really good and creative product photos for our Product Catalog and new web site which we are developing now.

My short background:
Back in USSR I was an Engineer and scientist for several industries including Antonov KB after I graduated from Kiev Polytechnic Institute in 1963. Also I have a degree as an Artist-Architect from Promishlenno-Chudogestvennoe uchlishce it was that time in Lavra. Also a had a PHD degree in Engineering psychology from Moscow aspirantura. In the United State I am from 1979 was working for NASA under Shuttle design and later moved to Cosmetic bushiness following my wife’s lifetime profession. Than My children entered in to the bushiness and now I am enjoying to do creative things for them. It is real fun and I would like to continue to enjoy it.

I wood very much appreciate if you will take a look at our web sites http://www.rayaspa.com and http://www.rayalab.com and suggest how I can improve my photography skills to make some really good pictures for our catalog and web sites by using availabale to me equipment

Warmest Regards,
Norman Taver

]]> By: FotoStefan http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/kitchenware-photosession-the-lights-for-highly-reflective-objects/comment-page-1/#comment-128 FotoStefan Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:58:15 +0000 http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/?p=203#comment-128 Very usefull information on your blog! For that I thank you and I hope you'll keep sharing with us! Very usefull information on your blog! For that I thank you and I hope you’ll keep sharing with us!

]]> By: James http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/kitchenware-photosession-the-lights-for-highly-reflective-objects/comment-page-1/#comment-109 James Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:31:58 +0000 http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/?p=203#comment-109 Appreciate the sharing, nice! Appreciate the sharing, nice!

]]> By: Jean http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/kitchenware-photosession-the-lights-for-highly-reflective-objects/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Jean Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:27:13 +0000 http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/?p=203#comment-108 The waffle maker shot with the 180mm doesn't seem natural as the perspective is quasi nonexistent. It is OK to shoot object frontally but not at an angle... That's a good demonstration. Thanks for sharing this with us ! The waffle maker shot with the 180mm doesn’t seem natural as the perspective is quasi nonexistent. It is OK to shoot object frontally but not at an angle… That’s a good demonstration. Thanks for sharing this with us !

]]> By: Arun http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/kitchenware-photosession-the-lights-for-highly-reflective-objects/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Arun Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:00:11 +0000 http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/?p=203#comment-107 Great Shot! keep posting your works. Great Shot! keep posting your works.

]]> By: Steve http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/kitchenware-photosession-the-lights-for-highly-reflective-objects/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Steve Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:18:55 +0000 http://www.akelstudio.com/blog/?p=203#comment-105 Nice work! Nice work!

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