Do some basic research on tabletop small product photography and post this to your blog. Small products are things like electrical items, toys, kitchen/bathroom products, groceries but NOT raw or plated food items. Post a few different types of shots and comment on the lighting used.
Useful Links:
Table Top Studio - provides techniques for shooting Jewelry, Beads, Glass, Clothing, Flowers, Coins, 3D objects, silver, watches, Swarovski crystal
Digital Desktop Studio Potograph – http://www.shortcourses.com/tabletop/
Source: Pixiq.com Alex Koloskov
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| finished image - wooden cosmetic brushes |
I've used white thin sheet of Plexiglas, bent to work as a shooting table (our usual solution for small stuff like these brushes). If you'd look at the brush metal hair holders (purple things), you'll see the reflection from both main lights on it:
Soft gradient from the top: stripbox through the diffuser, and hard on the bottom (bare stripbox, positioned below the camera in front of the scene). This combination gives a very good feel of the actual product finish: hard light shows the glossy surface, while soft, diffused gradient from top makes image look more appealing.
Soft gradient from the top: stripbox through the diffuser, and hard on the bottom (bare stripbox, positioned below the camera in front of the scene). This combination gives a very good feel of the actual product finish: hard light shows the glossy surface, while soft, diffused gradient from top makes image look more appealing.
The light from the right was working to reduce the shadows and highlight the gaps between the brushes. I've added a grind to that softbox to get little bit more of control over the light spread and reduce spill. (that was not 100% necessary though)
Notice how bad this softbox was designed: it spills light all over through the gaps.
BTW, there is an interesting comparison shot we had few month ago with Anisa brushes, you may want to take a look: Softbox v.s diffuser panels in small product photography.
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This time I've used two diffuser panels, from the top and from the left. If you'd look at the brushes, it will be easy to guess what light does what, right? Diffuser panels combined with stripbox leaves very nice gradient, while bare softbox draws the sharp line on the brush surface.
The piece of critique for myself:
Ideally, that purple set should be done by individual shots of each brush, and then combined together. This would eliminate all these parasitic reflections form one brush on another. Something like we had done in the past: Shooting cosmetic brushes: simple tips to help dealing with chrome finish.
On other hand, image like we got looks pretty nice as-is, all these reflections look natural and gives a good idea of a glossy finish of the brushes.
Toy Photography – http://www.thephotoargus.com/inspiration/35-extraordinarily-clever-examples-of-toy-photography/
Dramatic lighting - high and to the left of camera and probably a reflector
White background, difused light from left of camera
lovely use of scale and DoF with toy and humans. PS trick? If not, light on to from right of camera and high giveing the shadow on toy's face, body and ground. Sun is high in sky based on shadow of rocks.
Light in front of subjects this giving the shadow through Robin's cape. Light source left of camera lighting side of batman, robin, chimney .
Light slightly right of camera lighting Hans shirt and face. seem to be a light on the left of camera lighting Chewbacca.
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