I have been struggling for a while now with how to take good photos pf the products I review on my other blog. I have used many items to get the look I wanted, but something didn't feel right to me.
I used a place mat, a bed sheet, a blanket. I even used a fence once. But I wanted something more Fashionable, something more pretty or even beautiful. My daughter knew I was having a hard time with this for a while now, so one day she shows me a picture of a product with a gorgeous background and she told me I could accomplish this with my lap top and my phone. Then I immediately asked her if she took any drugs.
I mean this picture was amazing, I had to try it. So I am going to share with you how I accomplished this photo below.
Now I know it could be better, but it's way better then a bed sheet. If you are still here then lets move on to the tutorial.
I used my Samsung Galaxy 3 and my laptop to accomplish this photo.
Step 1.
Find a back ground you like. It can be anything you want, Google images is perfect for this. Save the Image to your hard drive.
Step 2.
Put the image into a software program that will allow you to preview it in full screen mode. This will block out any elements of your desk top giving you a full background.
Step 3.
Get something reflective, but not a mirror. I used a Good sized makeup Palette with a silver leather material.
It allows for reflection of the background, but won't show everything.
Step 4.
Get a lamp with a natural day light bulb and hang it over head. Use a sheet of paper or a white shower cap over the lamp to soften the glare.
Step 5.
Now this is the most important step! Place you item on your shiny surface, wipe it down as a matter of fact wipe everything down, dust can show up in camera too. Once everything is wiped down. Take a few shots with your camera and find the spot where you get the reflection of the surface and the background without seeing any of the lines from the monitor in the background.
This will take a few shots to find this spot, but you will find it, try not to get to close to the screen as to not pick up your reflection in the background.
I hope this helps with your photos and if not let me know and I will create a more detailed tutorial.
Good Luck!
