November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 02

Catalogs are a great source of revenue as these usually require many photographs to complete the project. Think of all the catalogs you might subscribe to and all that you…

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 03

In the end, to create an even light quality from corner to corner, with nice highlights and shadows in the ridges of the wood, I used the 22” white dish…

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 04

One thing that is important in any product photography is the products label. This in fact may be the most important aspect of the product and requires most of your…

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 05

This diagram showing a widely used product technique and it is one large light box shooting into foam core reflectors. The light box and product are close in size to…

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 06

I chose to light similarly to a portrait light, but I used extra large light boxes so there would be more gradation between highlight and shadow and still create a…

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 07

During another catalog shoot for a different company, the client wanted the 3 dimensional look and they purchased this mannequin used for store displays. What we did not like was…

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 08

The next aspect of this catalog shoot was a challenge to solve. If you look at this page from the catalog, you will notice three product knockouts inserted into the…

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 09

This aspect of the shoot took some experimenting and I would not say the solution was simple. After shooting the previous shots, we reset our lights and setup by hanging…

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 10

Shooting to Layout This next catalog shoot was for a company that imports novelties items from Holland that include plates, engraved spoons, salt and pepper shakers, etc. with Dutch themes…

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 11

Because this catalog was high key that meant the shadows would be weak and not prominent in the scene. You can do this by using a key/fill setup with the…

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 12

This clients catalog represents their product line of kayaking supplies including these covers for sea kayaks. The client brought to the studio a sea kayak and one of their covers…

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 13

I started with two 12’ ladders and placed a 2” x 12” plank between the 2 ladders and on the top step. I then climbed the ladder and shimmied out…

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 14

The Christmas catalog Here are a couple pages from a Christmas catalog showing a variety of products.

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 15

Here is the first shot of the Thermos. The overhead light box lights the set creating a highlight on the top and lighting the surface of the table and background. …

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 16

The rocker was a piece of cake. It has the overhead light and the side light. The light on the right adds a nice edge light to the rocker and…

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 17

The egg had the overhead light, the large box on the left, and a large white foam core on the right.

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 18

For the beauty package, the lighting was similar. An overhead light box. The light box on the left was on and on the right I moved in a fill card.

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 19

For the camera, this is the first test shot. I like the highlights on top and the right side. The overhead box remains the same. There is also a fill…

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November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 02

Catalogs are a great source of revenue as these usually require many photographs to complete the project. Think of all the catalogs you might subscribe to and all that you…

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 03

In the end, to create an even light quality from corner to corner, with nice highlights and shadows in the ridges of the wood, I used the 22” white dish…

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 04

One thing that is important in any product photography is the products label. This in fact may be the most important aspect of the product and requires most of your…

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 05

This diagram showing a widely used product technique and it is one large light box shooting into foam core reflectors. The light box and product are close in size to…

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 06

I chose to light similarly to a portrait light, but I used extra large light boxes so there would be more gradation between highlight and shadow and still create a…

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 07

During another catalog shoot for a different company, the client wanted the 3 dimensional look and they purchased this mannequin used for store displays. What we did not like was…

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 08

The next aspect of this catalog shoot was a challenge to solve. If you look at this page from the catalog, you will notice three product knockouts inserted into the…

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 09

This aspect of the shoot took some experimenting and I would not say the solution was simple. After shooting the previous shots, we reset our lights and setup by hanging…

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 10

Shooting to Layout This next catalog shoot was for a company that imports novelties items from Holland that include plates, engraved spoons, salt and pepper shakers, etc. with Dutch themes…

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 11

Because this catalog was high key that meant the shadows would be weak and not prominent in the scene. You can do this by using a key/fill setup with the…

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 12

This clients catalog represents their product line of kayaking supplies including these covers for sea kayaks. The client brought to the studio a sea kayak and one of their covers…

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 13

I started with two 12’ ladders and placed a 2” x 12” plank between the 2 ladders and on the top step. I then climbed the ladder and shimmied out…

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 14

The Christmas catalog Here are a couple pages from a Christmas catalog showing a variety of products.

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 15

Here is the first shot of the Thermos. The overhead light box lights the set creating a highlight on the top and lighting the surface of the table and background. …

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 16

The rocker was a piece of cake. It has the overhead light and the side light. The light on the right adds a nice edge light to the rocker and…

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 17

The egg had the overhead light, the large box on the left, and a large white foam core on the right.

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 18

For the beauty package, the lighting was similar. An overhead light box. The light box on the left was on and on the right I moved in a fill card.

Read More
November 14, 2011

Lesson 26: Page 19

For the camera, this is the first test shot. I like the highlights on top and the right side. The overhead box remains the same. There is also a fill…

Read More