Sleeman Honeybrown - Product Photography

[Demers18]

This is my first attempt at product photography and would like some feed back as to how I could improve this shot. I know gear would be one way but I'm looking for techiniques and light placement more so than actual "products".

I used work lights on each side of the bottle bouncing off of a white pizza box. I was struggling with getting extra lighting in the top and front of the bottle to gain a clearer view of the logo etc.

Let me know what you think.

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[pgriz]

I like how you've been able to get the letters on the bottle to standout. However, the lights would benefit from being diffused (even with a while cloth as a diffuser). I think you're too close to the bottle, which creates some distortion, and the background is kinda messy. This book Light Science and Magic,Fourth Edition: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting: Fil Hunter,Paul Fuqua,Steven Biver: 9780240812250: Amazon.com: Books was recommended to me and is an excellent source of ideas and techniques.

 

[Demers18]

Thanks for the book recommendation, it is on the to read list.

The lights are actually being diffused through a thin white cloth. Maybe I should try folding it over one more time. As for the background, I wasn't too concerned about that, I used what I had available. I'm planning on picking up some matte black fabric and wrapping some plywood to make a better background.

Thanks for the CC