5 Different Setups To Nail A 2 Lights Product Shot. There are a lot of things you can do with just 2 lights, actually, you can do some kicking products shots. Here are a few quick and easy product photography setups that you can add to your toolkit. (+ the occasional use of a DIY modifier) For the whole shoot I was using a Nikon D7000 and a 18-55 kit lens. (kit lenses are awesome!) I was using a mix of speedlights and studio strobes for the lighting.
I also had a dust blower used for sensors to get dust off my subjects. The DIY LightBox Still one of the best things for a clean product shot is simlpy shooting it on a white background. Place both lights on the right and left of the lightbox and point them just a little bit towards the back. Setup Shot Gradient Effect When shooting transparent objects like perfume botttles, there is a neat trick you can apply. Start of by placing a light below the table pointing upwards at the background. Lastly, you can play around by gelling the background light. Final Image Use your Surrounding Rim Lighting. DIY PVC Table/Skater Dolly For Video Photography. If you’ve been following some of the video tutorials we’ve had here at DIYP, you probably noticed the skateboard dolly that was featured here a few weeks back. Photographer and videographer Martin Taylor shows us how to build a much fancier dolly which is partially based on a skateboard.
This dolly however, is smaller (will fit on table), has a head mount that can support an SLR and can be set to move in circles. It’s all Martin from here. A table dolly is a small, low profile camera support designed to be used on a table top and often used to add movement to product shots. Its axles are usually adjustable to allow it to travel in straight lines or curves and circles. There are lots of commercial table dollies available at all sorts of price points. Supplies 1 Rollerblade (go to the thrift store if you don’t have one lying around from the 90’s; they’ll have plenty to choose from for a few dollars.
Tools Drill1/4” bitAllen Keys (to disassemble the skate)spanner/wrench Construction Preparation. Video like a pro: how to make an awesome DIY camera slider. The next time you watch a great film, look out for things beautifully falling in and out of focus as the camera moves past. This is done with a focus slider and these cost hundreds of pounds to buy. Today, I’m going to share with you my awesome focus slider which will cost you very little to make and will give your videos a really professional feel. The video below will show you a bit of the build process, but mainly the effect using the DIY focus slider. The camera can be mounted as shown or rotated though 90 degrees My slider consists of three main parts: a) A bracket to mount the camera on which is attached to b) Two sliding guide rails from a set of drawers which is mounted on c) a stand It works by smoothly sliding the camera with a set focus past a stationary object and the draw sliders do this wonderfully.
Let’s look at each section separately: a) A bracket to mount the camera on I used an upside down U shaped bracket from my local iron monger which did require drilling, etc. c) The stand. Magnum Photos Photographers. Print Portfolio | Jay Maisel Photography. DIY Photography - Hacking Photography - one Picture at a time. Portrait Professional - Easy Photo Editing Software.