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Photography for packaging: simple steps on how to have it done right

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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Watch photography: advantages of tilt-shift camera adapter

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.

Product photography watch shot using tilt-shift adapter for DSLR

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. Continue reading Watch photo shoot: advantages of using tilt-shift camera adapter

Kitchenware Photosession: shooting highly reflective objects

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: