IntroductionBlack and white photography is a genre of photography that eliminates the use of colours, and makes the viewers concentrate on the texture, style, composition and shapes, present in the image. This genre, usually, requires the presence of great contrast; difference between light and dark, in the photographs, so the white and black are well recognized. There are certain subjects that tend to work better than others in black and white such as nature, wildlife, landscape and portraits. There are two ways to capture Black&white photographs, nowadays. By setting your camera to the Monochrome mode and take images or converting your images to Black&White on Lightroom or Photoshop, afterward. My photographs analysisThe 9 photographs shown below were taken by me, in my college's backyard. These are the most successful ones, from the approximately 150 photographs that I have taken. I have used a DSLR camera to capture these images, by setting it to the monochrome mode. My aim was to photograph images with a high level of contrast, because those are the ones that please me the most due the presence of numerous shades in them. Therefore, I focused to places that included sunlight along with shadows. The subject matter of my photographs are, mainly, the leaves, alongside some flowers and one image has the sun as its main content. My images include
At the end, I have composed them in a grid using Photoshop. Referenceshttps://photographypro.com/black-and-white-photography/
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Set upTo take product photographs, my tutor set up the equipment for me, which included, camera settings, background and lightings. After that I positioned my products alongside still life objects to make the final outcomes look more interesting, creative and professional. I tried various compositions for every product and checked in the camera if they looked good in the frame. I also made some changes in the background; instead of fabrics, I replaced them with black glass background because it was solid and plain and also because I used water later, so it was more suitable. The images below show the entire set up, equipment and process. Influences/inspirationsThese images represent my inspiration from google and Pinterest. Lighting diagram and set upH&S in the photography studio1)Loose cables and wires 2) Immediately clean spillages 3)Check light stands and tripods 4)Don't touch the bulbs 5)Be careful with knives and scissors or any other sharp tools 6)Keep your studio tidy and clean. 7)Before starting do a risk assessment for you electrical equipment 8)Make sure that your equipment is insured. 10)Don't bring food or drink in the studio. Contact sheetBelow is the contact sheet of all the images that I have taken during my workshop of product photography. Edited photographs
This is another photograph of the same product, but with different composition. My aim, for this image, was to experiment with the water drops to see what effect they will add to the picture, also because I, personally, really like experimenting such methods especially adding water in photographs to create reflections. I placed green leaves under the oil bottle and its packaging, added white flowers, but this time put them in the corners, and sprayed water all over the product and took some images. After seeing how pleasing the water was looking on the bottle, I had the idea to capture the water falling on the product from the top, and doing so was quite challenging; pressing the camera button (me) and pouring the water (my friend) at the same time because the water. The aperture was set on f7.1, shutter speed at 1/160s and ISO 100. At the end I have re touched this photograph on Adobe light room and all the changes that I have made are shown above.
References
https://baboodigital.com/product-photography-a-comprehensive-guide/ https://www.bigcommerce.com/blog/how-to-rock-product-photography-on-a-budget/ https://pathedits.com/blogs/tips/what-is-product-photography-everything-you-need-to-know-to-get-started |
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