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Hi,
I am a complete novice at photography looking to take product shoots of electronics - such as a computer mouse or keyboard. It's just for a little store, so it doesn't have to be the most professional shots.
I was fortunate enough to have borrowed a DSLR with a wide aperture lens, but now I must make do with my iPhone 4s. I do plan on upgrading to the newest iPhone 5s/6 when it comes out next month, however.
I've seen some product shots posted online that were done with iPhones, and I thought were more than acceptable for my purposes.
For my set up, I'm using a small product photography kit: Square Perfect SP500.
Here are some of my main questions:
1. Should I even use a wide aperture lens when shooting items the size of computer mice? When I was using the DSLR, I found the wide aperture lens to helpful in taking interesting shots with a blurred background.
But I found it frustrating when trying to capture all aspects of the mouse in the focus. Any general rules for product photography lenses?
2. Would you recommend any add-on iPhone lenses for product shoots? Would they be helpful for my situation? I do own an olloclip lens, but I've found that it hasn't been helpful with taking product pictures.
3. Would you recommend any camera apps for the iPhone?
4. My kit's provided 30 Watt/5400K CFL's are kind of dim. Would investing in a higher watt CFL aid my iPhone camera?
4. Any general or iPhone-specific tips for product shoots?
Thanks for your time!
I am a complete novice at photography looking to take product shoots of electronics - such as a computer mouse or keyboard. It's just for a little store, so it doesn't have to be the most professional shots.
I was fortunate enough to have borrowed a DSLR with a wide aperture lens, but now I must make do with my iPhone 4s. I do plan on upgrading to the newest iPhone 5s/6 when it comes out next month, however.
I've seen some product shots posted online that were done with iPhones, and I thought were more than acceptable for my purposes.
For my set up, I'm using a small product photography kit: Square Perfect SP500.
Here are some of my main questions:
1. Should I even use a wide aperture lens when shooting items the size of computer mice? When I was using the DSLR, I found the wide aperture lens to helpful in taking interesting shots with a blurred background.
But I found it frustrating when trying to capture all aspects of the mouse in the focus. Any general rules for product photography lenses?
2. Would you recommend any add-on iPhone lenses for product shoots? Would they be helpful for my situation? I do own an olloclip lens, but I've found that it hasn't been helpful with taking product pictures.
3. Would you recommend any camera apps for the iPhone?
4. My kit's provided 30 Watt/5400K CFL's are kind of dim. Would investing in a higher watt CFL aid my iPhone camera?
4. Any general or iPhone-specific tips for product shoots?
Thanks for your time!
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