How do I get a Product shot like this

freddie

Hi Guys I am hoping to take some shots of some furniture I have designed. I would be really grateful if you could take a look at the attached example and maybe suggest how I might achieve something similar. Light setup and background etc. I am hoping to do it on the cheap, but I will consider renting a studio.

Thanks a million and looking forward to suggestions!

freddie

OctoberFall

Studio, infinity board, strobe lighting, low ISO, medium aperture.

latchiko

Looks like this was shot in a studio using an infinity curve, so there are no joins where the wall meets the floor and where walls meet. If you want to do something similar to this on the cheap then you could remove the joins later during processing.
I reckon it was lit from above camera left using a pretty large softbox which gives it the nice soft shadows.

preilly79

i'll echo what previous posters have said, seamless background etc. this looks to have been lit with two lights. An almost directly overhead light, and a large softbox to subject/camera left, small reflector for fill to camera right

PaulieC

have a read through this (if you have several hours to spare). It shows you in pretty good detail how to obtain what you are looking for with different examples etc. It's very informative

Carrigman

cambo_gueno wrote: »

have a read through this (if you have several hours to spare). It shows you in pretty good detail how to obtain what you are looking for with different examples etc. It's very informative

Brilliant! Thanks for posting.

freddie

Thanks All

And thanks cambo_gueno for the Link! That is exactly what I have been looking for, I have been searching google for days! I'm Going to attempt to do it myself, but if that dosnt work I will call in the pro's! Does anybody know where i can get materials to build an infinity wall? I'm guessing its just a very wide sheet of paper?

Going to sit down and read this properly now, and looking forward to Zack Arias DVD, It looks really helpful from the preview..


Thanks

Freddie

DotOrg

what kind of camera set up do you have freddie? as only slrs will communicate properly with studio lighting.

going to somewhere like www.thelightexchange.com instead of building your own studio would probably be easier and cheaper in the long run

any help needed, feel free to ask

PaulieC

freddie wrote: »

Thanks All

And thanks cambo_gueno for the Link! That is exactly what I have been looking for, I have been searching google for days! I'm Going to attempt to do it myself, but if that dosnt work I will call in the pro's! Does anybody know where i can get materials to build an infinity wall? I'm guessing its just a very wide sheet of paper?

Going to sit down and read this properly now, and looking forward to Zack Arias DVD, It looks really helpful from the preview..


Thanks

Freddie

If it's a temporary solution then yes paper would be your best bet. I don't know where you'd get it locally though. If you have the space you could build one - I can't remember the name of the material, but it's basically a white coated thin pulp wood of some sort - any good DIY place should stock it

freddie

Actually I forgot that I had already decided I was going to go to the light exchange! It makes way more sense than buying crap lights on ebay! I cannot afford to hire a Pro photographer at this stage, but after going through cambo_gueno's link, I think I could make a good go of it. I am only Getting into photography (and loving it!) and have the new eos 450D. Would any particular lens be especially good for this kind of photography?

Thanks

freddie

Fajitas!

What lens do you have?

You're going to be looking for something sharp, wide enough to fit the furniture in, and with good control of distortion and flare.

Your 450D is grand for it as long as you get a lens that fits the above!

freddie

At the moment I just have the kit 18-55 IS. But I know I have to change that pretty soon anyway!

Fajitas!

I don't know if the Light Exchange have lenses you can borrow, but for the shoot, I'd be thinking of either the 24-70 2.8L or the 35 1.4L on full frame... On a crop camera... Hmmmm... 17-55 2.8 IS would be handy... Don't know of any WA primes made for the 1.6 crop though.

Borderfox

I will be down in Clontarf on Monday and I can give you a loan of a set of Elinchrom D-lite 4's and a 17-40L if you want?

freddie

Thats an incredibly kind offer Borderfox! but I am still building the products so it will be a few weeks. And I think I will stick with the light exchange and use their lights. thanks a million, this is my new favourite forum!

Fajitas!....wow...I really have a lot of lingo to learn! That went way over my head!

Fajitas!

Eeep! Sorry!

The numbers are lens descriptions, similar to your 18-55 IS, the first two numbers is the length of the lens, or zoom if it is a zoom, then the next number is the widest aperture of the lens, ie, how much light it can leave in at its most open! WA means wide angle!

Borderfox

Give me a shout when you are ready to go and I can give you a hand.

freddie

Thanks Borderfox I might take you up on that offer! And thanks Fajitas! for the explanation, I'm sure it just take time!