Re: New to Product photography
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Joel Klein wrote:
Product photography is something I’m being asked to do. I have the tools (or maybe not) Nikon Z7ii and Z MC 105 lens, a tripod, remote shutter release.
It began with a bottle of alcoholic beverage, And now I got an expensive Bourbon that requires a white clean background with no shadows for the graphic designer.
I called B&H, explained that I have the skill to capture Eagles at the Conowingo dam with a Z9 and long glass, I have a full fledge kids portrait studio, lighting softboxes, props, and everything in between. but I have never done products professionally, and I’m being asked to do so. Why say no to additional opportunities? I don’t want to use my giant soft boxes for products, I want them to stay where they are.
So the rep recommended this
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1436269-REG
I would love to learn more / read more about this genre of photography.
Any ideas? Tips? Do’s and dont’s?
Thanks 🙏
I dont know tons about product photos. Ive done a few things, but I really dont know much about it. However, I stayed around for a long convo on specifically bottles/liquor with some product photographers who were very good. What I didnt know was that its almost a genre of its own. There is a good Creative Live on photographing wine bottles.
Now that I offered the disclaimer, I can still pretty confidently say that box is NOT what you want for bottles. It demands a high level of precision and control. Effort is put into blacking out everything so the only reflections are the specific ones that are intentional using flags etc. You will find that you want a seemless white bg or a softbox as the BG probably. That will depend on the surface too. Do you need to show some surface like a wood or some kind of reflective plexi? If its supposed to be a bottle "floating" in white, I think seemless is the way to go. I will try to find the youtube video of the guys I talked with about it.
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