simonjheadingsouth
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hi guys,
I have a product for surfers (surftripmap - The perfect gift for every surfer) and need new product photos. I was looking up prices for
professional pictures and it easily costs me about 400 each time I have pictures taken. And the hassle with
distribution rights... so I decided to get myself a Canon 600d with an 18-135 kit lense and rent a studio to shoot my own
pictures. Tomorrow will be my first try, so I am thinking about what to do. i will use lightroom 3 to edit the pictures afterwards.
Under The Surftripmap – All About Surf Spots, Beautiful Art « surftripmap you can see some pictures I use at the moment. But with a redesign of
the website I want to boil it down to 3-4 pics max. Also I am wondering about lighting and composition.
Here are my thoughts/questions:
- which pictures shall I take? I was thinking: full map with a little item like a guitar next to the map to give a feeling for the dimensions. (dimensions added to the pic in ps), just one country like the us, an example of a framed map, maybe a map in a tube where it will be shipped in
--> any ideas what other parts i should shoot?
--> good idea to put a guitar next to the map? might be a little distracting from the map. any other ideas for items?
- i am not so sure if i want to go with a high aperture to have everything in focus or if i want to blur out parts of the pictures. what do you think?
- any specific ideas/tips for shooting such a paper product? i have the map mounted on cardboard so its fairly thick and also can stand alone.
Would be stoked for some help here! i will definitely post the pictures here fo feedback and even may give some maps away as a little thank you for your help.
Simon
I have a product for surfers (surftripmap - The perfect gift for every surfer) and need new product photos. I was looking up prices for
professional pictures and it easily costs me about 400 each time I have pictures taken. And the hassle with
distribution rights... so I decided to get myself a Canon 600d with an 18-135 kit lense and rent a studio to shoot my own
pictures. Tomorrow will be my first try, so I am thinking about what to do. i will use lightroom 3 to edit the pictures afterwards.
Under The Surftripmap – All About Surf Spots, Beautiful Art « surftripmap you can see some pictures I use at the moment. But with a redesign of
the website I want to boil it down to 3-4 pics max. Also I am wondering about lighting and composition.
Here are my thoughts/questions:
- which pictures shall I take? I was thinking: full map with a little item like a guitar next to the map to give a feeling for the dimensions. (dimensions added to the pic in ps), just one country like the us, an example of a framed map, maybe a map in a tube where it will be shipped in
--> any ideas what other parts i should shoot?
--> good idea to put a guitar next to the map? might be a little distracting from the map. any other ideas for items?
- i am not so sure if i want to go with a high aperture to have everything in focus or if i want to blur out parts of the pictures. what do you think?
- any specific ideas/tips for shooting such a paper product? i have the map mounted on cardboard so its fairly thick and also can stand alone.
Would be stoked for some help here! i will definitely post the pictures here fo feedback and even may give some maps away as a little thank you for your help.
Simon