Monday, November 03, 2008

Product Photography

I am a shutterbug. My areas of interest are travel photography and portraiture. Recently, however, I decided to give product photography a try.

Product photographs are, of course, not as exciting as the pictures of Balinese volcanoes or portraits of beautiful women. (The only exemption is food photography.) Nonetheless, they are a breakthrough for me. Product photography also tests my creativity. Not having professional tools, how can I set up my makeshift ‘studio’?

Here is the picture of Raya cookies which I took during the Muslim festival of Aidilfitri (Eid)…


And this is how I took the picture: I used the white board to reflect sunlight and lighten shadow. The board itself was held in place with four bottles of ‘essence of chicken’.


15 comments:

  1. haha i too have some white cardboard and black cardboards at home to get this settings. I learnt this while i was working as a technical writer where alot of product shots had to be done and they are all computer hardwares. i guess, food is much more interesting hehe

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  2. nice cookie picture!

    can't believe u need such setting to take a nice photo. :D

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  3. I would never have guessed the setup!

    The light is perfect though.

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  4. xin
    I agree that food is more interesting, but I can't set up my 'studio' inside a restaurant.

    kikey
    It's quite troublesome...

    zhu
    I don't think the lighting is good enough. I should have reflector in every direction, except on the side where light came from.

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  5. Good good, like a huge lightbox.

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  6. i dun have nice setup when i am taking product pic.. thumb up for ur nice cookie pic! :D

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  7. So that's how you do it! Well, I'm not into photography what more product photography, but it's good to know! Thanks for sharing : )

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  8. wow the right lighting make the food look more appetizing huh! ;-)

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  9. Thx for the tips... I always wonder how to get that kinda white setting besides the studio.

    btw, your avatar/display pic on ur sidebar is taken in bali? I always thought it's somewhere in the US... Haha...

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  10. neo
    But my lightbox only has one side, LOL...

    carrot
    You can even use white paper to do the job, if you have someone to hold them...

    foongpc
    No problemo :-)

    monica
    The cookies isn't exactly yummy, though...

    kyh
    Yes, you are right. That is a volcano in Bali.

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  11. You really are into photography, khengsiong!

    Do you spend alot to feed this addiction?

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  12. shingo
    Photography is an expensive hobby, but no more than car or golfing.

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  13. wah.. realy pro wor.. hehe..

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  14. jys
    If I were pro, I would have a 'proper' studio, LOL...

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  15. You can also consider using seamless papers. Thanks for sharing this. I never thought of using the white board.

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