
February 25th, 2010 |

Atlanta product photography
About 30% of studio work I do is for packaging, and I would like to share what I have learned.
Simple tips and rules on how to make product look best on a package. Shooting product for a package sometimes is very similar to a catalog photography, or for a web (except resolution). However, there are few aspects which photographer need to keep in mind during a shoot:
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February 8th, 2010 |
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.

Watch photography using tilt-shift DSLR
The lighting schema is simple: two narrow soft boxes on top, each highlighted top and the bottom part of the watch. There should not be direct reflection form a watch’s glass, as it immediately become dull and low contrast.
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November 19th, 2009 |
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:

Product kitchen Photography. Electric Kettle.
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March 1st, 2009 |
Recently we have upgraded our cell phones.. Why not to shoot them for a portfolio? So, 2 hours in a studio, two more in photo shop, and here is the result:

Was easy setup, 3 light sources: one from above, two from sides just a little behind. Only cleaning and fake reflection on a screen were done in photoshop.

January 4th, 2007 |
Uniform catalog Atlanta photographer photo-session.

Uniform Catalog photo session
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