Capture Products with Photography

Product photography is a new type of photography I have been experimenting with. A couple of tips I have received from people while doing product photography is use your environment to make the shot interesting. With this Zevia cream soda I took it out of the kitchen outside and set it on a rock and it made for an interesting shot.

Another tip to remember when doing product photography is that a prime lens is key. For all of these shots I used a 50mm and had my aperture at 2.8. This gives a nice bokeh and makes the product the main focus.

Product photography examples can include people interacting with the product like in the picture below. I had a model hold the sprite right out in front of her to show off the sprit, but also to show that people actually drink it. When doing product photography its important to have interesting light. For all of these images I just used natural light, but speed lights and continuous lights can also be great to add to product photography.

Someone that I like up too as a product photographer is Katie Anderson. She was my Comm 300 professor and she taught me a lot about photography. When she first started her job she has now she didn’t like product photography that much but she serious is amazing at it. Check out her website to see great product photography.