Product Photography At Home: Beginner to Intermediate Photography Tips | 3 Quick Tips

Want to learn how to take product photos? Interested in knowing how to light product photos? Trying to create a home studio on a budget? Jake and Bobby show you their somewhat DIY photography setup, lighting techniques and equipment. Learn product photography tips, no matter what your budget is!

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0:00 Intro
0:55 Camera Gear
2:00 Setting Up Your Composition
2:44 Product Lighting Options
5:46 Post Processing
6:06 Outro

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[BandH]

Do you have any questions about product photography?

[MrTtvvt]

Lol. Did he just say "There's no limit to what you can't do ..."? Yeah, I'd agree with that.

[shaunnaruto]

Thanks for this tutorial! I love how it is no frills and straight to the point.

[NeilMcElmon]

I love how insanely practical this tutorial is 👏 Definitely going to try out some of these techniques at home!

[caseyw]

The end result looked incredible. Exactly what I was looking for thank you.

[chuckdevlin]

The tip for creating defused light with paper towels and a picture frame was great. So simple, but I never thought about it. This will work for me - I have three tt685 speedlights and a x-pro trigger, but no defuser.

[DavidSenteno]

Paper towels and shower curtains. Next time I'm at the Dollar Store Im going to get all my studio supplies. Oh yeah they have clamps there as well. No I'm not joking. 😁

[KaiTiura]

Great info! I just did a product shoot for a client (jewelry) that went south in a HUGE way because she didn't give me any info on dimensions or specifics on her needs for her website, and when I texted her to get the details, she thought I was bugging her... and she ended up not paying me for what I did. Totally unprofessional on her part, but I ended up eating a $500 shoot. I could sue her, but then I'd end up alienating the client and the person who recommended me; it's not worth going there. I learned a lot, but it cost me $500!

Thanks for sharing this info. It wouldn't have made a difference on my shoot, but it helps in figuring future shoots, and I appreciate B&H's commitment to helping us all get better.

[vperalta]

Excellent video. This is the kind of video instruction we need. Keep it up!

[stephaniejones]

I never would have thought about paper towels! Great educational video and fun! Thanks

[juna]

Long shutter speeds with flashlight and white office paper did the job for me quite a few times :D

[quintonmarchand]

I do product photography full time in a professional studio and these are great tips! Though, I would try to stay away from incandescent bulbs - you can get $50 off brand speedlite and a transmitter that will do just fine. Black and white tri-fold foam core boards are my best friend for bouncing and flagging light. I like using strobes and hot lights for different scenarios, I love the power of the strobe, but hot lights are easier to work with for mirrorless cameras. I find that proper white balance and color can be difficult when working with different sources of light so i always throw a color checker in a test shot to make it easier in post, they are way more expensive than they need to be but there are $15 alternatives. We have huge seamless paper backdrops in the studio, but they are a pain to swap out by myself, so I usually just stick with a light gray then mask and use a gradient map in Photoshop to change the back drop color. The blue sticky tack teachers use is great for propping up or holding small products in place.

[PierreBurnaugh]

Nice video, it’s worth mentioning for those shooting with incandescent bulbs especially, color balancing concerns.

[kwekunelson]

i was sold the moment he popped up and said "heyy" :D

[true_niko]

amazing tips! the results with the normal home light were impressive! shows that gear doesn't always matter

[KoonTrucking]

Excellent video with tons of great tips. You guys do an awesome job of sharing your knowledge. Thank you.

[josephchan]

One of the best introductory videos on getting into product photography and cool tips.

[lynnjohnson]

thanks, loved this tutorial. helped me to try this at home. thanks so much

[ags]

Is it just me or does anyone else absolutely the pop of a flash! 😍

[RajagopalaRaoS]

Very useful tips and you actually demonstrated the home brew techniques. Much appreciated.