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…
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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?…
Product Photography Lighting Tips for Absolute Beginners
Let’s take better photos! It’s all in the lighting. Follow these four product photography lighting tips and get ready for amazing photos that encourage clicks and beg for Pinterest repins! Tip 1: Take photos without flash This is Rule #1 when it comes to taking nice-looking product photos. You’ve probably faced this problem: leaving flash…