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 Working with class is among of most enjoyable or me: I love the clarity and transparency of the glass, it is almost like working with water (my another favorite subject). Continue reading: How to shoot glass: setting the lighting for tabletop product photography  After we have successfully done a boots catalog photography for Refrigiwear, they decided to go with us on the rest of their 2010 catalog. This time we had a uniform 7+ hours photo-shoot with 4 models, about 30-40 outfits and four people (not counting photographer helping in a studio. It was fun: Four ladies from Refrigiwear Continue reading: Studio lighting setup for a uniform catalog: Refrigiwear photo-shoot  Last week I had this nice assignment: on-location shoot for Vieler International LP (www.vieler.com). The company was established in 1913, now 3rd generation 100% family-owned business, specializing in architectural hardware out of stainless steel and aluminum: high quality door and window hardware, shop fitting systems and much more. When I’ve checked the company website (after Continue reading: The beauty of glass and aluminum: working on location  We always had a kitchen in the studio, but was never actually shooting in it. It was mainly used for food preparation and styling, occasional party cooking, etc. When I worked with Shirley Corriher, for a first time (see the result) , we used a kitchen a lot, most of the cakes, biscuits and other Continue reading: Kitchen for food photographer: small, but shiny and new! This is a video for my recent post, where I shot a glass of beer: Enjoy!  Everyone knows how tricky may be a shooting reflective object, especially if the object is spherical shaped or cylinder, like a kettle. Recently we had a photo session for a new Walmart kitchenware, and I want to share some tips and trick I was using to get it done. First, a kettle: It was a mirror-like chrome Continue reading: Kitchenware Photosession: Lighting setup for highly reflective objects  Did you ever feel what a frozen chicken feels ? I recently had a chance to get an idea :-) I was hired to shoot annual winners for Refrigiwear, Inc. These tough guys are working in a huge warehouse refrigerators and freezers, 25F – 0F temperatures around! It was quite refreshing environment to work :-) I Continue reading: Photo-session Warehouseman of the Year 2009 Winners for RefrigiWear, Inc.  Do you like a beer? I do, a lot :-). Recently we met Jason, co-owner of a new Atlanta brewing company called Back Forty Beer Company. This is how we got our new assignment: Beer and packaging shoot of “Naked Pig” ale: The ale is really good, we have enjoyed it’s rich taste after each Continue reading: New Product Assignment Photoshoot: “Naked Pig” Ale! |  I share everything I know here. Lighting setups, gear reviews, tutorials, tips and behind the scenes videos from our photo sessions. Make sure to subscribe for weekly updates below so you don't miss anything.    Questions and Answers. Quite often I receive interesting questions about the particular lighting setup or issue with the particular shot that other photographers are dealing with and such questions is not directly related to any post I have here in the blog. Read More->>  (C)Philip (www.80eight.co.uk)Get inspired, post your results here! This post inspired by the readers who used materials published on this blog to do their own shots. Similar technique, different results. Thank you, guys!  Loading ... | ||
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