The following
photos in this blog post are of my third/finale attempt at my Product
Photography Assignment. I had decided to start a new and take what I had
learned from my previous shots in my past two test shots and rework them to
make something that I would be more pleased with. I began by gathering props
for my photo.
I went outside
into my garden and gathered multiple tulip petals as I thought they would give
a more organic and real look than the fake flowers I used in my previous test
shots.
I decide to once again use the fake rose
which I used in my previous shots as I love the golden color it gives off on
its stem and also the bright shine you get from light bouncing off it.
I of course needed my product which I used
in my other shots too which was the Dolce & Gabbana perfume called
"The One". I was hoping that the brownie/golden look of the liquid
inside would go well with the golden color of the roses stem.
I found this small rounded lamp hidden in
my room and thought it would be a great lamp to place behind the product as it
could give off a framed look to the result. The only issue I would have is the
disco ball in the middle which would show through the glass of the perfume.
A mirror which I borrowed from my sister,
I figured I would have fun and see if I could reflect some sort of light source
onto the product, give it a more rounded/soft look.
I used the two same light sources that I
used in my previous Test shots. This one is a lot softer and more colorful so I
figured I might try reflecting it using the mirror.
This light is brighter and a lot more
spread out. I planned on using this to add white to the dark atmosphere around
the product.
This time instead of using my blue wall I
wanted to find something I could make a white background out of so I grabbed one
of my WW2 World Maps and figured I could flip it inside out so I would have a
clear white background for my product.
Finally, I cut up
multiple pieces of cardboard and closed off the widows so no natural light
could enter the room.
I began to setup
the scene by placing the poster on the wall and sticking it down with Blu
tack.
I placed the Perfume in the centre of the white background and
began to organize the petals as best as I could I wanted them to be evenly
spread out but not too organized.
I Placed the small rounded lamp in behind the product and started to
take some shots with my phone. This shot is taken upside down as I loved the
angle, it made the perfume seem so much bigger and made the black floor semi
out of focus. Sadly, it is a little too dark, so I decided I would try adding
that soft lamp.
I Positioned the mirror in front of the product and as such positioned
the lamp at an angle which would reflect a soft pink like light onto the
product. By pushing the lamp back and forth I could control how big the spread
was and how bright.
And this is what I ended up with a beautiful pink/sunset color being
reflected onto the product now this did give the an issue which was a shadow
but I tried my best to make the shadow as hidden behind the finale shot as
possible.