Product Photography Tips

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Hi,

I've had my Sony a300 (only have the kit lens) for a while now but not used it as much as I'd have liked. Pretty much stick to Auto mode (I know!)...

Now I've got a client who's wanting some photos taking of a selection of his products to put on his website.

The products in question are dog treats in shiny plastic packets - how would I go about achieveing the best shots (both in and out of the packaging).

I'm really not that clued up on photography so you'll have to go easy on me!

Thanks for any pointers :)
 
Cheers, I'll do some googling.

I don't really want to invest a lot in buying other equipment (read as I have nothing but the camera and kit lens) as I'm really only doing it as a favour. I've explained to him that photography isn't my forte but I happen to have a DSLR.
 
mcc49 said:
Lightbox is cheap to make, ask your friend to fund it if youre doing him a favour. Its literally a cardboard box lined with white paper with a lightsource shining through it. You can always substitute a tripod with a stack of books :p
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Sounds right up my alley (IE cheap!). I'll have a go at making the lightbox over the next couple of days. Books will definitely be used as a tripod also ;)

It's an actual client (I'm a web designer/developer) who asked me if I had a camera - I just don't think he wants to fork out for professional shots, so I told him I'll have a try.
 
After scouring the house for a suitable cardboard box, I thought **** it and went to "Charlie Chaplins" for the one Simian has.

Just about to set it up now and have a play. Total photography noob so should be a laugh at least - I'll let you know how I get on.
 
First few shots, remember I'm a total noob when it comes to photography. Only settings I've used is auto no flash ISO 100.

I'm slightly disappointed there are only blue and grey back drop things - here were my first shot:



I thought that were a bit grey, so tried laying some paper under the subject and came up with this:



Slightly better but still needs improvement. I've not retouched these in anyway either yet, maybe a possibility?

I guess I better start with these dog treats :p

Oh and yes my iPhone has been dropped! On many occasion :(
 
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tbh the stuff I'm photographing is pretty small so will fit on a sheet of A4, I'm just gonna do that. What does he expect doing it for free ha! :D

It's definitely an improvement on anything I could have done without the kit, so I guess it is worth it for a quick fix solution like I needed.
 
Thanks for the advice guys, been a decent thread.

I'm lucky as a lot of the treats are quite small so putting them on a piece of A4 gets the desired effect.

This is probably the best one I've took thus far:

 
hah, I was tempted to put "treats" ;)

I've got some with packaging but they're not as good as the actual product shots.
 
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