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Small Product Photography, Simplified / Sunglasses

In the world of commercial catalog photography, the need to shoot a product on several backgrounds is very common.

In these situations, especially when you have a big product line to get through, the speed and simplicity of your plan will make all the difference.

With these thoughts in mind, we will employ the “shooting tent” style of lighting in this lesson. The idea of the shooting tent has been around a long time, and Photoflex has combined the best concepts of the past with today's softbox technology to give you the LiteRoom.

The idea is to place the product in a controlled setting, to create a soft forgiving light that is easy to set up and retain. As you go through a large number of shots as in a catalog environment the quality of the product you chose will become apparent.

(Most images can be clicked for an enlarged view.)

Topics Covered:

  • The shooting tent; explained
  • Double diffusion; the ultimate in soft light
  • Changing backgrounds with the LiteRoom
  • Control and consistency with the LiteRoom
  • Controlling water droplets with glycerin

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