Guides

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Making Drinks Look Cold, Bright And Ready To PourA cold beverage carries an immediate promise: refreshment, flavour and relief from heat. In still life and product photography, that feeling has to be built…
Shooting Transparent Liquids: Controlling Refraction and Clarity in GlasswareTransparent liquids can make a product photograph feel quiet, refined and highly controlled. They can also expose every weakness in a set: a cloudy highlight,…
Precise white balance for photographing white products without clippingWhite products look simple until they are placed in front of a camera. A ceramic bottle, white sneaker, appliance or folded textile can quickly develop blue…
How to Create a DIY Background from Textured Wallpaper for Product PhotosA convincing product photograph often begins with a surface that looks effortless. Textured wallpaper can provide that foundation without the expense or…
Photographing Baked Goods With Camera-Ready Crumbs and FrostingBaked goods look effortless when they arrive in front of the camera: a golden croissant, a glossy tart, or a cake with perfectly piped buttercream. In…
Soft Sunlight Techniques for Outdoor Product PhotographyBright Australian daylight can give a product photograph remarkable clarity, colour and atmosphere. It can also create hard-edged shadows, blown highlights and…
How to Photograph a Smartphone Case with Shiny Edges and Matte BackA smartphone case combines two very different surfaces in one compact object. Its polished rim catches hard highlights, while the matte back absorbs light and…
Shadows as design elements in still life photographyWorking with shadow in product and still life photography begins with a quiet reframe. Rather than chasing uniform, shadowless lighting that flattens every…
Complementary Color Pairings That Make Product Photography PopColor is often the first thing a viewer registers when scrolling through an image feed, and it carries more weight in product photography than almost any other…
Photographing Handmade Soap: A Guide to Texture and Botanical DetailThe handcrafted soap aisle at any weekend market tells a quiet story about how people care for their skin. Bars stacked with dried petals, swirled clay, and…