Attempt at product photography.

[gizmo2071]

Should this be in the product photography area?
If you think so, then please move it

A [SIZE=-1]Todd McFarlane Spawn figure, I have loads of them.

Thought it would be a nice item to practice with my lights.

Shot at ISO100, 125/f11.
50mm 1.8 prime lens.
Single Bowen Gemini II 500 with reflector umbrella.

I guess I'm looking for tips on where I could improve and overall thoughts. Do you think the highlights are too much? Should I have gone for a soft box and diffused the light to be softer?

I used a single flash unit set at 75% which was about 25° [/SIZE][SIZE=-1]to the right of my camera. It was slightly aiming down at the figure, but not too much else his hat would have shadowed his face.

Post-processing work was:
Resized.
Bordered.
Logo added.
Cloned out the highlights from the stand which kept him balanced.
Thats it.

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[oCyrus55]

I think it looks pretty good, but you could try it with a softbox and see how it turns out. It might turn out better, or it might not. But either way, I think this is a ptretty good shot.

 

[gizmo2071]

Yeh.
I know it's going to be a "try different set-ups" sort of subject and see what I think is best.

 

[gizmo2071]

Can a Mod move this to the "product photography" area please.
I think I'll be able to get more feedback from that area.

 

[The_Traveler]

Put a light to separate the figure from the background.

 

[gizmo2071]

I was attempting to do that on some shots, but i was struggling because of the size and the space I had to work with.

 

[TheCatch22]

i like it but likeeveryone else fix the lighting so he contrasts a bit better