Over the past few months, I have been learning news skills for product photography and am fascinated at all of the different ways you can accomplish a photo using a particular setup. For that reason, I decided to share my setup with you so you can see what all goes in to a product photography session.
Currently, I am utilizing natural light from a window in my office and a white foam core board to bounce light back to lessen the shadows on the product. Did you know that the further the subject is from the light, the shadow lessens. Meaning if you keep the product closer to the light source, the larger the casted shadow. On this particular day, it was cloudy outside so the light was diffused a bit, but I did need to move the board and stand further away from the window as time went on and the sun shined brighter to lessen the shadow.
Utilizing this method of lighting your subject can be tricky, especially living in Pennsylvania where it is cloudy like Seattle 🙂 I am in the process of learning off camera flash to allow for shooting times no matter what time of the day, the way the weather changes or how many clouds are in the sky.
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Amy this was so helpful! Thank you. I’m checking out the C clip today.
Super informative! Lighting can be tricky in Pittsburgh, too—it’s always changing with our spotty cloud coverage. OCF will make a big difference in conveniently shooting whenever, I’m sure!