Small Lighting Stuido Setup??

[xcalibur00]

Hi everyone this is my first post.

I have a client that needs some sunglasses photographed for advertising purposes so I need to light and shoot them with my canon 5d. I need a little lighting studio setup and was wondering if anyone could recommend some good kits??

thanks

 

[ocular]

I have no idea, but welcome to the forums.

 

[CSR Studio]

Have you ever shot reflective products before?

 

[Buckster]

Here's a quick, cheap and dirty idea from Strobist that might help:

Strobist: How To: DIY $10 Macro Photo Studio

 

[xcalibur00]

no i haven't shot reflective products before.

 

[xcalibur00]

im looking for a slightly more pro setup than the $10 DIY

 

[CSR Studio]

Ok, so you will need a lighting tent, B&H sells them, then you need the lights. Do you have any studio lights? Give me the run down of what you are shooting, numbers, and what equipment you have, ok?

 

[thenikonguy]

walmart sells something (at least they use to) called the "Product Photography kit for eBay Sellers" it was around 100 bucks.. was a small light tent, and a couple lights... looked like it would be great for product stuff..

it was something like this http://www.backdropsource.com/Produ...omplete-ebay-and-web-product-studio-photo-kit

found it.. its a little more expensive than i remember... http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=11963523

 

[Village Idiot]

im looking for a slightly more pro setup than the $10 DIY

You can get a nice set of Elinchrom lights with a backdrop and all the equipment for about $4000-$5000.

 

[Samanax]

Hi everyone this is my first post.

I have a client that needs some sunglasses photographed for advertising purposes so I need to light and shoot them with my canon 5d. I need a little lighting studio setup and was wondering if anyone could recommend some good kits??

Can't recommend any kits, but here are some links to some web sites that you might find helpful.

Digital Desktop Studio Photography

Table Top Studio - Product Photography

Product Photography Using A Light Box

 

[xcalibur00]

ok i've found a 3 light setup i like Smith-Victor | Three Light Fluorescent Kit with | 402056 | B&H

now some of the products i will shoot are coloured glass that need a bit of light from behind will i need anthing else for that???

 

[xcalibur00]

what camera settings i'm told set it to aperture priority and go as high as possible.
and use spot focus... would that be correct?? what lens though?? I have a canon 5d mark II and a 50mm 1.4 or a 17- 85mm F4 EFS .. should I buy another lens I was thinking of getting a nicer zoom lens 24-70mm F2.8

 

[CSR Studio]

You will need a lot of light behind any kind of glass but especially colored glass. I would shoot manual, personally. I don't know what you mean by high, do you mean the camera position or the shutter speed? You will need a decent amount of DOF because you will be pretty close. I would use your sharpest lens and that is usually not a zoom. Make sure you wear gloves to place the objects after you clean, clean, clean them. You will see ever piece of lint and fingerprint.

You will need another light for the glass in addition to the kit you posted.

Get some canned air to clean your surface. Are you using the tent? With plex?

 

[CSR Studio]

Or you could make the plex like a light box and put your tent on top of that. That would help with lighting the glass.

 

[xcalibur00]

what is plex what do you mean??

can you help recommend exactly what i need from B and H video