As a film school grad and a hybrid photo/video shooter, I always felt like I never got enough hands on experience at school. Especially since I'm a hybrid shooter I always felt like I was trying to do too many different things and never was able to focus. For the new year I decided to limit what I do so I can focus and decided to focus on product photography as a way to practice lighting and a more commercially viable stream of photography. Finding your channel has been amazing for me, I am very much enjoying learning from your hands-on approach, thank you so much for being an amazing content creator who actually understands what they are trying to do while also being a great teacher. Many thanks from Canada!
Amazing technique and using a flashlight with a mirror is a definetly smart move. That seems to me like, Martin was in one of that Indiana Jones episodes and trying to open a secret gate with a sunlight lol
I have already watched many of your videos ... fianlly, I know what I am doing wrong with my photography ... I should drink more coffee ;-) ... seriously, I love your style of sharing your skills.
Yes really cool so simple really,yet so many never see it ,experience and trying these things leads to the knowledge of light and what you can do,so good my friend,thank you for sharing.
you're awesome! i've been trying to figure out some of this stuff and have def done them the longer way in the past. it made me brush up on editing skills (no pun intended) but doing it all in camera in one shot is better!
You made reflective surfaces your friend instead of your enemy... I think I'd probably go with your second recommendation of shooting everything separately and compositing in post. On some shoots I've rigged either a white 4x8 foam core above the set or a black 4x8 foam core above the set to provide bounce or negative space but now I want to try your method...
Thank you Martin! Another very helpful tutorial. Actually I managed to focus with Hellicon Remote and my 5d mark iii without any problem (and I was on the trial version).
@@botvidsson now I think about it, I remember I was shooting tethered with Lightroom and I had to close LR for Helicon be able to take control of the camera! Did you close Capture 1 when you tried?
Hey Martin, It's been a while. Been working on Still Life shooting. this past year. I have set up a small Studio in my Garage, and I don't have a lot of ceiling, maybe, 8 feet. I also don't have a white ceiling, its dark with No reflection value. Can you use an overhead flash down on the product with a large rectangular soft box? Or, would setting up large pieces of white foam bord above the flashs work better?
Have not tried with a softbox, you can do a quick test. Make sure to place it as close as possible. However, it sounds like a great idea to rig up a huge foam board, but it needs to be huge. One other way is to place a big diffusion material straight over the scene and then shoot a flash from above straight down. If you like to have the mirrored shadows you then need to use a second flash for that, you actually don't need a mirror then, just shoot a bare flash on the set, should probably work.
Around 20-30 shots for stacking and I chose not to use the mirror in my final shot as you see in the thumbnail. It I go for shadows with the mirror I would have attached it on a stand/clamp, the mirror must be fixed and not moving in between the stacking shots. Thanks
Thanks for sharing. Which tripods/Stands did you use to hold the tabletop? Are there holes under the tabletop to put them on the tripod bolts? Or are there small work plates on top of the tripods?
It's 4 c-stands, most expensive solution on the planet 😁 No holes, the IKEA kitchen top is just resting on the c-stands. Might have some gaffa so they wont glide so easily.
That's not the most expensive solution. sounds like a DIY craft solution with the things that were available within a radius of 3 meters without leaving the room. Very likeable 👍😄
I use 4 c-stands as "legs", then an IKEA kitchen table top. THEN an IKEA classic, the $13 table LACK: www.ikea.com/us/en/p/lack-side-table-white-30449908/ without the legs :)
Damn.... Thats really helpful trick to use ceiling as bigger light source... i recently tried to shoot a sphere made of Copper with totally glossy finish and it didnt go well... bcoz it reflects everything around it .... any suggestions..
That's very very hard to shoot a glossy sphere. The ideal way is to have a dome diffusion with a hole for the lens, but... that will make the sphere look matte so then you can spray it with hairspray and light it just with some diffusion in different areas. So, a dome created with diffusion paper or a lamp-shade from IKEA like I use. Think it's called Melodi. Then place some black cards to get some hard shadows to show that the sphere is glossy. You can also try to use reflector with honey comb grid through diffusion from one side and then leave the other black. Maybe add one more flash from back/side also with diffusion.
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As a film school grad and a hybrid photo/video shooter, I always felt like I never got enough hands on experience at school. Especially since I'm a hybrid shooter I always felt like I was trying to do too many different things and never was able to focus. For the new year I decided to limit what I do so I can focus and decided to focus on product photography as a way to practice lighting and a more commercially viable stream of photography. Finding your channel has been amazing for me, I am very much enjoying learning from your hands-on approach, thank you so much for being an amazing content creator who actually understands what they are trying to do while also being a great teacher. Many thanks from Canada!
Wow, thanks a lot. I love to hear this, you really understand what I'm trying to do with my channel. Good luck!
Amazing technique and using a flashlight with a mirror is a definetly smart move. That seems to me like, Martin was in one of that Indiana Jones episodes and trying to open a secret gate with a sunlight lol
Haha 🤣 Thanks for the support!
@@botvidsson and thanks for everything you're teaching us. Thanks never be enough to describe how i appreciate it.
Very kind. Just love to share.
The two mirrors tricks blew my mind 👍🏾
Fantastic! Thank you so much for your support!
I have already watched many of your videos ... fianlly, I know what I am doing wrong with my photography ... I should drink more coffee ;-) ... seriously, I love your style of sharing your skills.
Haha 😁 Yes it helps during long days in the studio.
The mirror technique, WOW 😮
Thanks! 😃
Thank you for great demo. Nice shots.
Thanks mate!
Hi Martin! Excited to watch.
thanks!
What a cool method to determine the light direction🤣 use miror to simulate reflect surface
Good one!
The mirror trick is just awesome, thanks a lot for sharing such tip.
My pleasure 😊
@@botvidsson do u think a laser pointer would be a good idea to use instead of small flashlight?
That should also work I guess
i missed this videos, thank you Martin
Thanks for stopping by
Yes really cool so simple really,yet so many never see it ,experience and trying these things leads to the knowledge of light and what you can do,so good my friend,thank you for sharing.
So nice of you, thanks a lot!
Thank you Martin, much appreciated, been waiting for a new video from you :)
Thanks man, soon there will be more coffee supporter videos.
you're awesome! i've been trying to figure out some of this stuff and have def done them the longer way in the past. it made me brush up on editing skills (no pun intended) but doing it all in camera in one shot is better!
Thanks, great to hear!
Smart. Unusual. Out of the box.
Angelo! Thank you!
Love you video, Thanks Master botvidsson ^^
Thanks
You made reflective surfaces your friend instead of your enemy... I think I'd probably go with your second recommendation of shooting everything separately and compositing in post. On some shoots I've rigged either a white 4x8 foam core above the set or a black 4x8 foam core above the set to provide bounce or negative space but now I want to try your method...
In this shot I made it a bit easy for myself in this shot angling the products away from each other... sort of.
Nice shirt, Martin. Mariano is The Man!
You know it!
love the Dewalt carpenter style boomblaster! :D
Love my DeWalt babies 😁
Thank you Martin! Another very helpful tutorial. Actually I managed to focus with Hellicon Remote and my 5d mark iii without any problem (and I was on the trial version).
I have the mark3 too so maybe I should give it a try. The problem I had was to set the in and out point. The focus did not move.
@@botvidsson now I think about it, I remember I was shooting tethered with Lightroom and I had to close LR for Helicon be able to take control of the camera! Did you close Capture 1 when you tried?
@@philippejully6503 Probably not! I will try that, thanks a lot!
Hey Martin, It's been a while. Been working on Still Life shooting. this past year. I have set up a small Studio in my Garage, and I don't have a lot of ceiling, maybe, 8 feet. I also don't have a white ceiling, its dark with No reflection value. Can you use an overhead flash down on the product with a large rectangular soft box? Or, would setting up large pieces of white foam bord above the flashs work better?
Have not tried with a softbox, you can do a quick test. Make sure to place it as close as possible. However, it sounds like a great idea to rig up a huge foam board, but it needs to be huge. One other way is to place a big diffusion material straight over the scene and then shoot a flash from above straight down.
If you like to have the mirrored shadows you then need to use a second flash for that, you actually don't need a mirror then, just shoot a bare flash on the set, should probably work.
@@botvidsson Thank you, I will try those and see which works better. I have a large roll of medium Translum, so i will try that.
Loved it 🔆
Very kind! 😃
Hi Botvidsson, you are my idol!
And you are mine!
Love it, what did you use to “stick/balance” those products to the props? Looks really clean, double sided type?
Thanks. No it’s Tack-it. Blue tack I think it’s called
Super useful tutorial. How many shots did you take for focus stacking eventually? did you hold up the mirror for each of those shot?
Around 20-30 shots for stacking and I chose not to use the mirror in my final shot as you see in the thumbnail. It I go for shadows with the mirror I would have attached it on a stand/clamp, the mirror must be fixed and not moving in between the stacking shots. Thanks
@@botvidsson thanks for clearing this up .
Awesome, amazing, stunning, complicated simple.
Thank you! Cheers! 😃
Awesome video ! What materials you’ve been using for the diffuser at 9:55 min? I would like to make a custom one for me
Hello, I use Savage translum medium weight diffusion material. I have a member-only video how I build them.
@@botvidsson I’m a member. Nice ... your content is dope
Ah yes! It's this one: www.patreon.com/posts/how-i-build-my-52075966?
I would recommend to use a 10mm Foamboard for bigger frames though.
I love your tutorials!
Thank you so much!
Thanks for sharing. Which tripods/Stands did you use to hold the tabletop? Are there holes under the tabletop to put them on the tripod bolts? Or are there small work plates on top of the tripods?
It's 4 c-stands, most expensive solution on the planet 😁 No holes, the IKEA kitchen top is just resting on the c-stands. Might have some gaffa so they wont glide so easily.
That's not the most expensive solution. sounds like a DIY craft solution with the things that were available within a radius of 3 meters without leaving the room. Very likeable 👍😄
@@juergen-schanz 😁😁
Could you provide the name of the white table you use. Looks very sturdy and versatile.
I use 4 c-stands as "legs", then an IKEA kitchen table top. THEN an IKEA classic, the $13 table LACK: www.ikea.com/us/en/p/lack-side-table-white-30449908/ without the legs :)
Damn.... Thats really helpful trick to use ceiling as bigger light source...
i recently tried to shoot a sphere made of Copper with totally glossy finish and it didnt go well... bcoz it reflects everything around it .... any suggestions..
That's very very hard to shoot a glossy sphere. The ideal way is to have a dome diffusion with a hole for the lens, but... that will make the sphere look matte so then you can spray it with hairspray and light it just with some diffusion in different areas.
So, a dome created with diffusion paper or a lamp-shade from IKEA like I use. Think it's called Melodi. Then place some black cards to get some hard shadows to show that the sphere is glossy.
You can also try to use reflector with honey comb grid through diffusion from one side and then leave the other black. Maybe add one more flash from back/side also with diffusion.
@@botvidsson I'll definately try... Thanks for replying 👍
fantastic!
Thank you! Cheers John!
Hi, from where did u get those props. What material are those made up of?
madprops.co.uk and they are made out of MDF
Where did you get those props from ?!
madprops.co.uk
Thank you SO much! Is there a special thing you use to have the product stick or stay in place on that prop?
Yes I use the so called TackIt or BlueTack
谢谢老师的精彩分享，感恩
You're very welcome.
Where did you get those props from ?!
Mad props. Check out his video "BEST PROPS FOR STUNNING PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY"
@@wegotbrent Thanks!