Photographing food is often about more than just food – it’s about evoking a feeling. The props you surround your food with can be used to suggest the warmth of home on a winter’s day, or the breeziness of the beach, or the adventure of a vacation. Browse this list for ideas and inspiration for…
Composition & Techniques
Best Indoor Lighting Equipment for Craft Photographers
The most challenging aspect of product photography is getting the lighting right. Lighting affects everything: color, sharpness, shadows, and the overall quality of the image. The outdoors can be fickle and difficult to rely on – clouds, rain, and, oh yeah – that thing called winter. The best way to control lighting is to create…
Fixing Photo Distortion with Zoom
Photo distortion, noun – “Aw, it looked so much better in real life.” Do your craft products look great in real life but turn out warped, stretched, or distorted in photos? Good news: your photo distortion might be easily fixed by zooming your camera in and taking a step back. Compare these two shots, one…
Ultimate Product Photography Tips List
This massive compilation of the web’s most useful articles and blog posts about photographing crafts has it all: backgrounds, cameras, lighting, tutorials, styling, composition – if it’s not here, it doesn’t exist! (Okay, we’re kidding on that one – if you know of a good resource we missed, tell us in the comments!! ) Here…
The Magic of Bounce Lighting
Have you heard of bounce lighting? Bounce lighting is a super easy, no-budget way of making your product photos look amaaaazing. Do your product photos have harsh shadows on one side? Are you taking photos next to a sunlit window? Is your lighting uneven? Does the shadow under your product blend into your product itself?…
Beyond the Pale: 6 Alternatives to White Backgrounds
White backgrounds are definitely in – just visit Etsy on any random day and take a look at the featured items! A white background is the current favorite, but experimenting with alternative backgrounds for your photos can be hugely rewarding. Play up your product’s personality, make it pop – experiment and have fun. Stand out in…