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 I have this DIY powerpack I’ve built about 10 month ago. Most of the time it was stored on a shell, as I rarely shoot on location, and so far have never work on location without power outlet within 30 feet:-) (one more shot with the pack is here). However, I am receiving a many Continue reading: DIY battery power pack for Paul C Buff lighting: the follow-up test shot.  We almost got it ready. Continue reading: Announcement: new masterclass is coming soon.  March 23rd, 2011 |  Comments are closed Recently I played with the new (to me) thing: a lighting cone. In general, the idea of this light modifier is very similar to a shooting box (lighting tent) but have few very major advantages, especially if used to shoot jewelry. I personally do not like shooting tent (despite the fact I’ve used it recently) Continue reading: Mastering jewelry photography: my experience with a shooting cone  I’ve got my third article about shooting products on a white backgrounds, posted on pixiq.com: Article features a video from the shot. Enjoy:-) Alex  Quite often we shoot macro, and even more often we shoot it on a white background. In most cases this means that at the end client will receive images of the subject on a pure, (0xFFFFFF) background. Such requirement leaves photographer with only one way (to make it easier on the post-production): shoot on as Continue reading: Shooting macro on a white background: simple yet very useful tricks  I like to tell you how we deal with reflection when shooting glossy objects. Usually we can fix “external” reflections by placing diffuser panels, softboxes and cardboard panels around our shiny object. It works fine (not always easy though) when we shoot a single product. Continue reading: Shooting cosmetic brushes: simple tips to help dealing with chrome finish  What is the best and fastest way to learn photography (and not only photography)? The first way is to watch how the task gets done by a pro and then to try to reproduce something similar yourself. Continue reading: Learning the light: ask right questions.  Thank for all who participated our first masterclass, I think it was good, especially considering that this is my first time when I was working and talking on public:-) Continue reading: First AKELstudio LIVE! masterclass: water, apple, flash duration test and one shot of scotch whiskey:-)  I was using various softboxes for most of our product photography, but about a half a year ago I discovered a perfect use of translucent diffuser panels in product photography. I am talking about usually small product with glossy reflective surface with inevitable reflection form the lights on it. The main difference between softbox and diffuser Continue reading: Softbox v.s diffuser panels in small product photography: Cosmetic brushes shoot for Anisa International.  I like to shoot products, working quietly in the studio, putting all my skills and creativity to get job done. There are three major types of product shots we are dealing with: Continue reading: Lighting the lights: Designer’s tabletop lamp product photography tutorial  This is a second episode (the first one is here) from the “Water in product and advertisement photography” series. This time we used the same tank and mix of distilled and sparkling water. Continue reading: Water in product and advertisement photography: episode two released!  I was doing a blu-ray backup for our HDD arrays and found several interesting photos, dated between 6 and 9 years ago. I would like to share few of them here. Quite often I read comments like “what camera should I have to get photos like this, what lighting, etc”. My answer is always the same: Continue reading: Digging through photography archives: where I was 8 years ago.  This was our latest assignment, a catalog shoot for Refrigiwear. While doing it I’ve decided to show how proper lighting can make a big difference by using one of the boots from the catalog as an example. Continue reading: Product photography lighting: It is simple when you know how.  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  I continue to use my tilt-shift adapter for DSLR, and now I explore the limits of the system. Below is the watch, at a very narrow angle, shoot by using Rodenstock Rodagon APO 80mm F4 lens at aperture set to F16. The lighting schema is simple: two narrow soft boxes on top, each highlighted top and Continue reading: Watch photo shoot: advantages of using tilt-shift camera adapter |  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!  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