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08/10/2006 11:30:34 PM · #1 |
| What type of lighting do most people use for product photography? Strobes or some other type of lighting? |
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08/11/2006 04:51:34 PM · #2 |
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08/11/2006 05:09:48 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by robpom:
What type of lighting do most people use for product photography? Strobes or some other type of lighting? |
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08/11/2006 05:24:06 PM · #4 |
You can use lots of different methods, window light and a reflector could even do well as long as you have a tripod. The more key thing is to have suitable backgrounds for the work.
You could also use a flash bounced or through a diffuser.
Light tents are also a popular option, to allow for nice soft lighting, especially metallic objects.
Strobes are ideal, but you can also use high-wattage lamps , halogen or day-light, and adjust your white-balance accordingly.
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08/11/2006 05:24:43 PM · #5 |
I'd love to have a good set of strobes but I don't really do enough studio work to justify the expense. I've been using halogen work lights that I bought at the local hardware store. They are perfectly adequate for what I do.
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08/11/2006 05:33:30 PM · #6 |
This was shot with a simple 150w Halogen lamp from the side, no reflector. It was on my old camera, and not the sharpest pic in the world.
This was done with the same lamp, a few extra overhead lights.
Same lamp, diffuser held very close to subject, lamp not much farther back.
Two strobes, one regular, one with a red gel screen.
Single strobe and softbox from behind, covered in some meshy black cloth.
This was simply a flash pointed at the ceiling at +2ev or so on the flash.
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08/11/2006 05:58:52 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by robpom:
What type of lighting do most people use for product photography? Strobes or some other type of lighting? |
Light tents, huge softboxes and huge light pannels. Actually size of the lightsource would depend on size of the product.
oh.. don't forget huge reflectors... :)
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