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360 Degree Product Photography on White

October 26, 2017 By Morgan 7 Comments

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Today on The Slanted Lens we’re showing you how to light and shoot do 360 degree photography! Don’t miss out!

Setting up Your Shot

The easiest and simplest way I have found to create excellent product photography is to start with a product table. This table will allow you to rotate the product without having to move it every single time you want a different shot. I prefer using the Syrp Genie Mini and it’s product table for these types of projects. It makes my life infinitely easier! Syrp gives you the option of using either a black or white table, which makes it possible to photograph on just about any background.

You can then use your smart phone to control how many photos you take of the product! The app allows you to control how long the table stops for a shot. You can adjust it according to your needs.

Shooting Stills Over Video

There are a few advantages to shooting stills over video, the first being that it allows you to manipulate your shot more than you would with video. The second is that you are going to get a lot more detail in your product photography using stills than you will if you simply shot a video. Shooting stills allows you to see all the detail and textures on a product. It brings the product to life!

Lighting Your Product

In lighting this shoot, I first laid out a white, roll out backdrop. I then brought in a softbox directly above and slightly back from the product. This softbox lights the background and adds a fill light to the shot. The last thing I do is add in a key light to highlight the product and brighten the light on one side of the product. This will add definition to the shot and give you an even better look at the product.

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Keep those cameras rollin’ and keep on clickin’!

-Jay P.

 

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About Morgan

With more than two decades of experience Jay P. Morgan brings to his commercial studio two special qualities: a keen appreciation of the bizarre and a knack for flawlessly executing elaborate shots. Through The Slanted Lens, Jay P. shares his knowledge about photography and videography.

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  1. Robin Matlack says

    October 26, 2017 at 10:15 am

    I liked this video so much that I checked out your website.

    I tried to send you a private email, but your email icon is non-functioning. So I thought going to YouTube was the only way to get in touch with you and give you valuable feedback. But I didn’t want to leave a public comment. So later I went back to your website and found the “leave a comment” link. A bit unorthodox but it works.

    After clicking the email icon on your website…..What comes up is an email window with a blank “to” field. The subject field is pre-filled to read: “How to Jump Through a Window and Not Die Using Breakaway Glass”. Your webmaster should fix the email link from the icon so that the “to” field is pre-filled, not the subject field.

    In addition, the pop-up for your subscription has a glaring typo! “Get Updates, Latest Trends, Sepcials and other goodies”. Have your webmaster fix “Specials”.

    Just my 2 cents – hope it helps.

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    • Jay P says

      November 1, 2017 at 11:27 am

      Thanks, Robin! I appreciate your help!

      Reply
  2. Jay Cougan says

    November 2, 2017 at 11:48 am

    Hey Jay P.,

    Thanks for the tips as always! I’ve been looking into dipping my feet into product videos, as I’m primarily a videographer. Intrigued by the fact that higher quality may come from approaching it via stitching together multiple photographs.

    You mentioned software to stitch the images together. Do you have any suggestions for both free and paid software for this? Can the Adobe Suite do any of this?

    Thanks!

    Jay C.

    Reply
  3. Sazzad Khan says

    February 27, 2018 at 9:58 am

    Wow . It has been a tremendous post. I really enjoyed it. Thanks a lot for sharing.

    Reply
    • Morgan says

      September 27, 2018 at 4:25 pm

      You’re welcome. Check out our video basics download for more great content! https://theslantedlens.com/video-basics-for-photographers-workshop/

      Reply
    • Morgan says

      September 27, 2018 at 4:39 pm

      You’re welcome! check out our video basics download course here for even more help: https://theslantedlens.com/video-basics-for-photographers-workshop/

      Reply
  4. Steve Stewart says

    September 1, 2018 at 11:13 pm

    What an informative article is this. Thanks a lot for sharing your product photography tips

    Reply

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