Off-site articles:
Original tutorial article on small item photography
Free to make lighting diffuser - see supplementary blog page below too **
Gig photography with a compact camera
How far do things move during shutter actuations? Ever wondered why shutter speed is such a big issue?
A page of more technical photography articles on my photography portfolio site.
Depth of field - a powerful creative tool. |
Hyperfocal distance and depth of field with DSLRs - whilst the numbers and details are specific to a particular range of cameras, with a known sensor size, the basic principles and explanations can be applied to any camera.
Posts here on the blog on photographic subjects:
Can you take decent product shots with a low end camera?
** Later modifications to my lighting diffuser
Common product photography problems
Exposure of items on dark backgrounds
What camera should I buy for small item photography?
Aluminium kitchen foil as a photographic tool
Using reflections creatively to remove hot spots
One of my very favourite places to be. |
Set dressing your product photographs
I'd really rather just be making pretty things - blog about the work it takes to put a made item up for sale.
Why do the simplest ideas take longest to drop? - blog about a simplified diffuser for pieces that need a little more shadow to bring out textures.
Some free image management and editing software that you might find useful