Guide: Best Camera Settings for DIY Product Photography. Aperture Priority lets you choose the aperture, then automatically adjusts ISO and shutter speed to your selected aperture. You might want to use this setting outside the studio, where light changes dramatically with shade and you want to quickly adjust depth of field to draw focus to specific subjects. Automatic is exactly what it sounds like. The camera takes its best guess and sets aperture, ISO, and shutter speed on its own. It basically turns your camera into a slightly more intelligent point-and-shoot. Manual lets you control all aspects of your photo. Takeaway: Use manual mode for product photography. Image Format: RAW Image format is the file format your camera uses to store images onboard your memory card or tethered computer. Takeaway: Use RAW if you have it, highest JPEG if you don't. White Balance: automatic As you know, we set up our photo studio next to a window to take advantage of the natural light.
Since you can’t control the sun, you must work around it every day. Daylight.