Product Photography
I am looking at a large box of thermostats which I have to photograph for a client, one at a time. Which set me thinking about how much things have changed in just a few years. It is not that long since we photographed products for print, catalogues, flyers etc. We would plan backgrounds carefully, maybe silk, stone or perspex…
but not now…
Almost all of the products that I have photographed this year have been for web sites, especially for use in Amazon shops, and they are all needed on a plain white background,
even white products like wedding dresses!
Or in this case white tubing.
I have found that web sites like Amazon have very specific requirements for how white and what size the image file should be, but once the requirements are known it is easy to select appropriate lighting and background material for the photography. I also use a Photoshop technigue to “finish” the background. I finally use software for an “unsharp mask” to give the image some lift.
The other major change over the old days is that the images are uploaded to a web gallery for client approval where needed or even instant collection, saving days compared to film processing and printing proofs. I will start photographing these thermostats soon and in a few hours the client will be able to upload them to his web shop ready to sell.
I had better start then 