One of most common challenges we come across as product photographers in Edinburgh, is that we are often asked to photograph white products against a white background.
As a white background is the default for e-commerce sites such as Amazon there is no getting round this. It has to be against white.
Fortunately, we’ve been photographing products long enough to know how to achieve this. Our studio is fully equipped with various lighting attachments, screens and reflectors which we can use to sculpt the light. This allows us to create subtle shading, which not only shows the product off in its best light but also allows it to be seen against a white background.
The laser whitening lights required 2 exposures, one for the lights and one for the lamp.
One other common challenge we often encounter is how to record product features such as LED and LCD lighting displays. Studio lighting is much stronger than LED or LCD displays, so when you light the product using studio lighting the displays don’t record. The only solution to this is to actually do 2 separate exposures where you do one exposure for the body of the product and another for the display. These 2 shots are then composited together to form the final image.
To clearly record the LCD display 2 shots were taken and composited together so it would show up.
As we mentioned in an earlier blog, clients often think that photographing products against a white background is easy to do but as with all product photography, a lot of extra work goes into achieving that simple look.
The LED displays were a little easier to record but still required a separate exposure.
If you are looking for product photography, then please drop us an email or call us on 0131 639 0001 to discuss your requirements.