Comments on: On Location Product Photography

By: Jennifer Moore

Jennifer Moore — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:29:21 +0000

@eliza: If it were me, and I could get permission, I’d remove the glass from the pictures. The mirrors and reflective surfaces are trickier. I’ve had some success with changing the angle from which I shoot.

Good luck!

By: Jennifer Moore

Jennifer Moore — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:28:16 +0000

Thanks for these great tips. I never would have thought of this, but Ic an see where it would be a great promotional opportunity. I hope this ended up generating more opportunities for you!

As someone who is just starting out (business is just a year old, and I have yet to have my first paid gig,) I see the value in doing stuff like this, especially when it ends up with things like the opportunity to hang one’s work/sell through the venue, or barter, as in receiving product in exchange for the shoots. It gives you the opportunity to build your portfolio and reputation. You can always choose whether or not to take pro bono work in the future.

Photography is expensive enough that I fully get arrangements like this as a first-time situation.

Product/promotional photography is my area of interest, so I really appreciate this info!

Jennifer Moore
JenniferLynn Productions, LLC

By: elizarehal

elizarehal — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:46:59 +0000

I echo Satish’s query. Does anyone have any tips when photographing items that reflect too much? How about photographing a framed picture or art work that is covered in glass? Thanks.

By: satish uppal

satish uppal — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:55:58 +0000

sir,
i am reguler seen your site sir please guide me to shoot the product phography i am shoot reflected highly chrome show accesseries which is highly reflected every single pin is reflected on the product and if i want to remove the reflections throw the tent & other things, tent also reflected on the products, sir please guide me how can i shoot the highly reflected products which always take the reflections i am very thankfull to you.

thanking you

satish

By: marija

marija — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:07:49 +0000

something like that is not putting a bad light on romania,please,come on. that is not the point!
and if somebody is makeing a mess on DPS, who leaving that indecorously comments here is all of you!
just click one and you will save one soul. one day i hope that soul won’t be yours…
peace

P.S and ‘the bells strikes’ with: you can make the best photography with any camera…because all is in your head.

And please train you egoism,is very annoying.

By: ABER

ABER — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:16:46 +0000

I am from Romania too, as the guy who caused all this discussion, thus I know where Romania and Serbia or any other country in Eastern Europe is. I know how expensive or not that gear is, too, and now with the recession it has about the same price all over the world. By the way, that lens cost is about 200 euros, so any photographer who calls himself a photographer could afford it. Or if cannot afford it, he should not make a great fuss about it and beg for money to buy it.

If you don’t have it, don’t use it. All great photographers agree that it is not the camera or the gear that counts it the idea portrayed in the picture that makes it great.
“The best camera is the one that is with you” doesn’t that strike any bells.

Asking for help to buy gear sets a bad light on Romanian photographers so it should stop right away. Besides this guy put that post on almost all the discussion threads here on DPS, that is jut low.

DPS is a place or sharing ideas to improve the quality of photos and one’s creativity not to cry out that you don’t have some specific lens for your camera.

And to sum up, I beg you all not to encourage this sort of behaviour because then you’ll have all kind of people filling posts with all kinds of stupid requests.

By: marija

marija — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:15:05 +0000

so what if somebody asking you for just one click???
im from serbia,where is gear very expensive!!
And in serbia is recession too! so do your job and be photograph just for fun…and some people is takeing photography for living!!!!
and one more thing dont be jealous and learn where is serbia and romania!
do you know where is it?

By: Yvonne

Yvonne — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:27:38 +0000

I have to agree with candy and aber….this is NOT the place to be begging for money. Who wouldn’t want someone to send them money to buy their stuff, but it is really very tacky to be asking here. This is a forum for sharing and learning, not for e-panhandling.

Thank you Darren for such a nice place for us to be able to share ideas, and read your tutorials. I look forward to every Thursday when I receive the DPS newsletter.

By: ABER

ABER — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:10:58 +0000

A great idea. I’ll give it a try someday but, as other posters said earlier, I am curious about whether you received any follow up orders from a gig like this or not. Thanks a lot for sharing.

@Candy @ Serendipity Mommy, I second your opinion about begging here for help to buy photo gear, though that lens works fine on a D40 or D40x, it is the kit lens of the D90. But all in all I disapprove all such attempts to beg for help to buy anything.

By: Rob P

Rob P — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:46:46 +0000

I do a lot of on-site shooting at wineries and vineyards. I have parleyed this into month long displays of my photography in the tasting rooms. This is especially helpful during the colder months when no outdoor wine festivals are being held (where we sell the most art work). I am also given free bottles of wine to us as subjects which is nice. We are at Black Ankle Vineyard the month of November and they are doing a meet the artist tonight, the 13th from 6-8pm.