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 My fellow pixiq.com expert, photographer and writer Haje Jan Kamps has this very cool project in development I want to tell you about. He is working on a universal remote triggering device which will work with any DSLR and it will carry laser, sound and time triggers all built-in. Plus an AUX input for any Continue reading: Meet TriggerTrap: all-in one triggering solution for a photographer  From now on I’ll be announcing every my post on Pixiq.com: I do not want my readers to miss them! Alex  Do you remember how I treat device called shooting tent or lightbox? Every time readers were asking about lightbox (light tent, shooting box, etc) I was saying that it is very limited and useless thing in our studio. Continue reading: Shooting glassware on white background: high-key in product photography  While working on a product photography field quite often we shoot a plain and not fancy products, and in many cases this is not an advertisement or magazine cover shots. Subject on a white (plain:-) background, this is what most clients want. Which is fine, this is a part of a job I love:-) Continue reading: Industrial tabletop photography: We gotta be creative!  This is probably the most expected video (by my readers and by me): a recorded LIVE broadcast from the product photography masterclass we hosted over two month ago. That time we shot Marine Star Bulova Men’s watch, and below the result: We had the same watch photographed a little differently for the announcement of this masterclass, Continue reading: Product photography behind the scene video: online masterclass recorded  This is a half a year old photo-shoot, but I would like to share the outcome here, the post is following this ONE. I was not able to release the details of the shot due to a restriction from a client, and now they seems to be OK with it :-) Shirley Corriher the one of Continue reading: Food photography with Shirley O. Corriher.  When one of our client’s ask me to shoot several bracelets, it looked like an easy task, at first. But when we started to talk about technical requirements, the photo session become more challenging than I was thinking… Continue reading: Photographing jewelry: the lighting setup, tips and tricks plus bonus video  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!  What Every Photographer Needs to Know to Make a Perfect Product Photo I receive many questions about how to capture and make flawless, clean images. Below are some guidelines on how a photographer can achieve excellent product photography results. 1. Plan your shoot. Have a strategy on how and where you’ll set up your lights, Continue reading: 5 Tips for Successful Product Photography  A cake from a Whole Foods Grocery, same technique as we have used HERE, except white background. White because it was for a microstock, as they like products on a white. Start feeling that we’ll need to shoot more like this, as these images age quite popular on iStock and Shutterstock.  We are continue to shoot water.. when we got time for this. Same setup, just trying to be more creative. Eventually we have updated our web site: |  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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