photo studio in a case

[findtim]

hi, i have a client with an ecom store @ 4000+ products and he is doing all the photography himself , a GREAT saving, actually his teenagers are doing it
http://www.officeworks.com.au/retai...essories/Camera-Lighting-Accessories/TAOSLKIT

i now have a few more clients going down the same path so i thought i'd post this for anyone in the same boat.

my tip is do not use it where there is also natural light, let the setup do its thing, natural light will vary over time.... morning/arvo etc, in a room with a light on is fine and consistant, turn your cameras flash OFF, use a tripod.

tim

 

[atom]

I've often wondered how to get professional looking pictures of items for sale, even if it's just the odd eBay item. It makes a big difference to the listing I reckon.

Thanks for this Tim!

 

[findtim]

i have a degree in photography but this is the best most cost effective and simple thing i have found fro clients.... it also takes all the pressure off me which i like.

i think good photography of a product increases its sale value immensely.

tim

 

[atom]

Rather than a degree in photography I have a natural talent for taking a bad photo...

Anything like this that can help make a product look more presentable works for me!

 

[Blue Wren]

Here's mine I made... works really well.

Made from a tea chest size removalist box, (same as the one it's sitting on in the photo).

 

[findtim]

Here's mine I made... works really well.

Made from a tea chest size removalist box, (same as the one it's sitting on in the photo).

yep, nice work, reminds me of my uni days.

here's one i built yesterday, i tend to create them for the specific products.

its a plactic storage crate laying sideways on 2 chairs so i can get a light in under it as well, inside is a curved piece of white card ( which gives the "no background" look), i then have 2 reflectors which are just white foam core board, the spray bottle with the a4 paper attached on the right bounces a little light back onto the product to even out the label exposure, the resulting image is below.

Its hard photographing a white bottle on a "white" background so a graduation of white to grey is good. i will then crop the reflector out but i left it there so you could see it.

 

[Blue Wren]

yep, nice work, reminds me of my uni days.

here's one i built yesterday, i tend to create them for the specific products.

its a plactic storage crate laying sideways on 2 chairs so i can get a light in under it as well, inside is a curved piece of white card ( which gives the "no background" look), i then have 2 reflectors which are just white foam core board, the spray bottle with the a4 paper attached on the right bounces a little light back onto the product to even out the label exposure, the resulting image is below.

Its hard photographing a white bottle on a "white" background so a graduation of white to grey is good. i will then crop the reflector out but i left it there so you could see it.

Nice Tim. Great tip there with the curved cardboard for the background; will be employing that technique.

 

[findtim]

also this free image software is ok, http://www.gimp.org/
search youtube on how to use it if you know nothing about photo contrast etc.

resizing: i have been using this for over 14 years, http://www.fookes.com/ezthumbs/

it is so simple, theres another thread on this but i can't find it !!

anyway, ezythumbs is a great program BUT NEVER use your originals, always copy into a new folder then resize.

hope this thread makes you more money !

tim