Sunday 28 October 2012

Behind The Scenes - snapshots.

I wanted to add a collection of BTS shots taken with my iPhone 4s to demonstrat what my real-life studio setup looked like. I didn't manage to take a snapshot of every setup (durrr) but the ones i can show on here will hopefully be enough.













Product Photography - Take 4 (examples).


(25-10-2012)

Okay, so here is a proof-sheet to give a visual example of the sort of things i tried during the shoot to demonstrate how i approached my lighting and positioning of each product in order to try bring out its best and in doing so, combine these elements to create a very usable image..

The image below the proof-sheet is a lighting diagram, behind the scenes snapshot and then finally what i chose as "the shot" and has since been tweeked and refined, ready to submit.

Hope you like it,



D.

© dphotografic.com

Next are a few screen-grabs of the editing done to each of the chosen images with an original and edited version of each on display within the Photoshop interface.



ORIGINAL IMAGE
© dphotografic.com

EDITED IMAGE
© dphotografic.com


- INSERT LIGHTING DIAGRAM HERE -


Product Photography -Take 3 (examples).

(24-10-2012)

Okay, so here is a proof-sheet to give a visual example of the sort of things i tried during the shoot to demonstrate how i approached my lighting and positioning of each product in order to try bring out its best and in doing so, combine these elements to create a very usable image..

The image below the proof-sheet is a lighting diagram, behind the scenes snapshot and then finally what i chose as "the shot" and has since been tweeked and refined, ready to submit.

Hope you like it,



D.


© dphotografic.com

Next are a few screen-grabs of the editing done to each of the chosen images with an original and edited version of the image on display within the Photoshop interface.



ORIGINAL IMAGE
© dphotografic.com

EDITED IMAGE
© dphotografic.com


- INSERT LIGHTING DIAGRAM HERE -

Saturday 27 October 2012

Product Photography - Take 1 (examples).

(15-10-2012)

Okay, so here is a proof-sheet to give a visual example of the sort of things i tried during the shoot to demonstrate how i approached my lighting and positioning of each product in order to try bring out its best and in doing so, combine these elements to create a usable image..

This shoot was aimed to produce "the shot" which could then be used to deep-etch the product cleanly from the background in order to then be dropped into (added) to the following photograph of a human subject and then finally add some text to complete a usable advertisement.


I feel it all worked out nicely.



D.




© dphotografic.com

This is the original photograph.

This is the deep-etched result.
A customised selection has been create and saved
so that the product can be selected and dragged onto
another photoshop file at any time.


- INSERT LIGHTING DIAGRAM HERE -

Product Photography - Take 2 (examples).

(19-10-2012)

Okay, so here are 3 proof-sheets to give a visual example of the sort of things i tried during the shoot to demonstrate how i approached my lighting and positioning of each product in order to try bring out its best and in doing so, combine these elements to create a very usable image..

The images below the proof-sheets are what i chose as "the shot" and both have since been tweeked and refined, ready to submit.

Hope you like it,



D.


© dphotografic.com

© dphotografic.com

© dphotografic.com

Next are a few screen-grabs of the editing done to each of the chosen images with an original and edited version of the image on display within the Photoshop interface.

ORIGINAL IMAGE
© dphotografic.com

EDITED IMAGE
© dphotografic.com

- INSERT LIGHTING DIAGRAM HERE -


ORIGINAL IMAGE
© dphotografic.com

EDITED IMAGE
© dphotografic.com

- INSERT LIGHTING DIAGRAM HERE -





Wednesday 17 October 2012

TEST-SHOOT for coloured background.

Okay so i just took a few test-shots at home, with a few bits-n-pieces of my photographic equipment and light-modifiers, of a possible concept i came up with yesterday .

So i have borrowed a glass-brick from the studio with the hope it would be an interesting way of breaking-up / diffusing some coloured light produced from a combination of my speedlite and some coloured gels and project this effect onto a large sheet of styrofoam in order to create a groovy looking background.

I sent off an email to Julian to check if this is acceptable, to which he has replied positively, which is great, because that means i can now start photographing everything without the fear of wasting time and energy on it all :]

A lighting diagram for all this would be difficult to create and understand, so i have included two snapshots from the iPhone as a visual reference for you to "get" what i mean and see how it was done - for now. I will refine everything tomorrow.

Take a look.



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The result of my test-shot.
I now need to build up some lighting on
the product and get it looking right so the
product stands out from the background.

My very simple (hostile) setup on the floor. I will now
set this up properly in order to create the final series
of photographs for this assignment.
The folder i am holding sits over the speedlite (to the
left of my hand) in order to stop any light reflecting
off the glass brick and up into the lens.

Same as above, but from behind the
camera instead of a side-on view.
(obviously)

Products and props.

Okay so here is a close-up of the products i have acquired for this assignment and the prop i want to experiment with (and hopefully use) to help give a consistent look-n-feel to the overall result.

Yesterday i approached a CIT student with the right "look" that i am after for this shoot (see below portrait) of which i will then use as a face-filled background to support the product/s and he is now locked in for next Monday. He has the trimmed beard - I may also source a smoothly shaven face and shoot that as a backup in case the other doesn't come together so well.

I should be able to spend time on this either tonight, tomorrow or Friday. Hopefully things come together like how i am envisaging it right now.



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The sort of effect i hope will result from combining the
glass brick, a blue gel and some back lighting.
WILL LOOK GOOD IF IT WORKS :] 

The glass brick i have on-lend from CIT
to experiment with for this assignment.



The sort of bearded look my subject has.