Phillip, thanks for taking the time to help others be creative and enjoy the art of making fine photographs. Your efforts and generosity are appreciated.
I love the way you teach. A light hearted manner and a pleasure to listen to. Thank-you. I have only just got my dSLR but I have had some fun trying to follow you in your steps. Many thanks.
Ahh thanks for this! I do quite a bit of glass engraving/sandblasting at work, but have never figured out the best way to take photos of the finished product. The black background setup helps a lot!
What a brilliant lesson, no specialist photography equipment that's great for a beginner such as myself. The end results were fantastic. This has inspired me to go and have a go at home and see what mine turn out like. Thank you really enjoyed it.
This is so awesome! I had anxious thoughts on how to shoot this for a client who insisted I should do it. Thank you so much! Really simple, really effective!
Brilliant! I'm still learning photography, but I still find it amazing how little things can help accent the object being photographed, such as placing the black card near the top of the glass to get the rim to "pop"! I'm enjoying watching your videos and learning your techniques, especially since you're using inexpensive item and not elaborate photo studio equipment.
I like the tutorial, they have good advice and its not too long, i know I can bring something away from watching this and use at a later date, showing the set up really helps also, thanks
Morning Lois, It's a bit difficult without knowing what equipment your using, the grain is probably because the iso is too high as for the grey I'd need too see it, why not upload it too itchyphoto I give critique and help on there most days. Phill
Brilliant tutorial - I have 6x clear raffle drums to photograph for my website, and just using either black or white card gains fantastic results, plus at very cost-effective rates - Keep up the good work and thank you
thanks for the large quantity (and quality) of tutorials you upload for free I like the amateur approach on this as I dont have cash growing on trees thanks-
Thank you Phil, I spent 4 hours doing a similar lighting with a red wine glass in my assignment recently if I had found your youtube early I think i would have save 3 hours worth of lighting.
Late comment, I know, but it might help someone. The grey tones would be due to Light Falloff, Inverse Square Law and the Law of Reflection. I assume you have an indirect light source because you're using a white card, so the surface needs more light in order for the camera to read the amount of light that's being directed back to it as white instead of grey.
Great video Philip, as always. Thanks, you have really helped me with my Still Life photography. I'm a newbie to Photoshop and I've been having trouble removing the black card from the shot, to replicate the colour of the background, (which is not pure white) even with Content Aware Fill. The card in my shot is placed at different angles, to get the dark lowlights I wanted on the edges of the glass. I was wondering if you please tell me how do you remove it in Photoshop? I have had to do a large Crop.
Wow.... great video. That brings me back to my early days as a studio catalog photographer in Manhattan, NYC. It gets really challenging when you have to shoot such things on a propped set. That's when the tools of the trade make it work easier..... LOL. I did a lot of work where the product had to be highlighted in a life setting. I have even done work with room sets. That was a lot of fun. Come get some Catspit~!
+CatspitProductions I did a bit of that as well, folding blankets or towels that had to look thick and soft, all in a pile and every one the same. I think catalogue gives you great attention too detail and experience.
Got an idea to complement this kind of shots. Most cameras nowadays have a multiple exposure feature. So if the first one was done as you show it then the for the second one side black cards should be removed and a mother card blocking the item should be introduced. Exposure blend mode should be set for "lighter".
Would cardboard make a good light block/cutter or does it need to be a special black material? I have a TON of cardboard to work with for use as reflectors (painted white & black) and I just want to make sure if there is some reason not to use it for this. Thank you for your time!
I just replicated your shoot, and got the white background very nicely. I am very confused about set up and where to put the black card for the black background though. can you explain again?
I got some good shots but missed the whole point of reflections lol so will need to try again but thats the fun of it all. So i really need to look out for the reflections next time. Thanks again.
2 words... Geeeeee Niussssss ! most of the videos only shows that u need expensive toys, when it comes to u, all u need is knowledge and creativity to improvise !
This is what you get when you've been doing something for decades like he has lol. You'll always pick up great tips or come up with your own given the number of situations you come across.
thank you sir for giving a good lesson for student's like me in hyderabad, india.i need splash photography tutorial of cool drinks tins like coka cola,pepsi tins.thank you very much sir
I see you've been spammed by the Photo SFX spam bots too. I feel sorry for them as they just did a video explaining what was going on and they are just as much a victim. Anyhoo I digress :-) I wanted to just say many thanks for a great little video. I need to try this very cheap and easy method myself. I was starting to get in a pickle about getting an Alien Bees strobe or CFL lighting and you've just created a nice image with a light bulb. Very nice mate. All the best Jim
Hi Philip, I am trying to photograph a product in a transparent plastic bag... I have no studio set up and only a large piece of white card. How do I go about going this? I tried shooting last night only to find today that my images are grainy and grey. I am finding it really difficult. Can you offer any advice please?
thank you for sharing! :) was a great video! I'm trying to shoot broken glass for my college work and i was getting horrible white spots from the lights . . . hopefully i wont now :D xx
I've tried to find it but it come up with server not found, would you please upload it to itchyphoto where I give free critique. I loose a lot less time that way as I get many emeils every day, it's a lot easier to have them all in the same place just put dot com after the name to find it. Thanks Phill
It Depends totally on the type shape and pov used in the shot, but for a wine glass no, lighting from below would cause awful reflections in the bottom of the bowl, I'll be doing another video on glass soon.
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Phillip, thanks for taking the time to help others be creative and enjoy the art of making fine photographs. Your efforts and generosity are appreciated.
I love the way you teach. A light hearted manner and a pleasure to listen to. Thank-you. I have only just got my dSLR but I have had some fun trying to follow you in your steps. Many thanks.
By far the best technique I've watched on product/glass photography. Thank you so much for sharing, Phillip!
Hi Ashley just replace the white background with black, the replace the white reflectors with black, without the background light of course.
Phill
Excellent! I'm one of your standard amateurs, looking for information on how to photograph glass & this has taught me SO much. Thank you.
Ahh thanks for this!
I do quite a bit of glass engraving/sandblasting at work, but have never figured out the best way to take photos of the finished product. The black background setup helps a lot!
very nice! much more comprehensive than many of the other tutorials offered by others here! Thank you!
Thanks for your remarks, much appreciated.
Phill
No it's a 20 year old manfrotto 058 with a Gitzo large format head.It's been around the world a few times. A great tripod but not cheap.
What a brilliant lesson, no specialist photography equipment that's great for a beginner such as myself. The end results were fantastic. This has inspired me to go and have a go at home and see what mine turn out like. Thank you really enjoyed it.
Well you earned not just one subscribe but my respect! Saw many photography tutorial but I think you beat them all.
for the glass shot probably a 7Oor 80mm CANON zoom, but in general either Canon or Sigma lenses,
Wow thank you !!! I already had all this stuff and was able to get a really good shot of my glasses for the first time EVER!!!
This is so awesome! I had anxious thoughts on how to shoot this for a client who insisted I should do it. Thank you so much! Really simple, really effective!
This is the best tutorial on photographing glass I've found. Thank you for sharing!
Brilliant! I'm still learning photography, but I still find it amazing how little things can help accent the object being photographed, such as placing the black card near the top of the glass to get the rim to "pop"! I'm enjoying watching your videos and learning your techniques, especially since you're using inexpensive item and not elaborate photo studio equipment.
I love this kind of video's because it helps people to develop a vision in stead of a rule. For sure i will recommend this channel to my students.
Claudia ft Privacy Thanks Claudia
i always wanted to discover how to achieve a seamless reflection. and u just taught me. thanks.
Thanks I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Phill
Two objects together to mimic reflection is a brilliant idea.
Very nice! Would you say that directing the light from below increases the shadows that define the glass?
Thanks for sharing your useful knowledge mr. Phillip!
I like the tutorial, they have good advice and its not too long, i know I can bring something away from watching this and use at a later date, showing the set up really helps also, thanks
Morning Lois, It's a bit difficult without knowing what equipment your using, the grain is probably because the iso is too high as for the grey I'd need too see it, why not upload it too itchyphoto I give critique and help on there most days.
Phill
Brilliant tutorial - I have 6x clear raffle drums to photograph for my website, and just using either black or white card gains fantastic results, plus at very cost-effective rates - Keep up the good work and thank you
Cardboards great, anything black works fine.
Nice one Phill, magic revealed for the masses in a clear and easy manner.
Phillip you are a genius. Thank you so much for your videos.
thanks for the large quantity (and quality) of tutorials you upload for free
I like the amateur approach on this as I dont have cash growing on trees
thanks-
Pretty good video and explanation. I'm glad you showed the setup at the end!
Nice tutorial! This kind of technique is very professional. Good job!
Great stuff Phillip! Appreciate you sharing this with us amateurs. :)
Thank you Phil, I spent 4 hours doing a similar lighting with a red wine glass in my assignment recently if I had found your youtube early I think i would have save 3 hours worth of lighting.
Thank you very much !!!! Btw. Is that a camrock tripod ?
Late comment, I know, but it might help someone. The grey tones would be due to Light Falloff, Inverse Square Law and the Law of Reflection. I assume you have an indirect light source because you're using a white card, so the surface needs more light in order for the camera to read the amount of light that's being directed back to it as white instead of grey.
Awesome tutorial! Thank you so much for sharing your expertise!
Great video Philip, as always. Thanks, you have really helped me with my Still Life photography. I'm a newbie to Photoshop and I've been having trouble removing the black card from the shot, to replicate the colour of the background, (which is not pure white) even with Content Aware Fill. The card in my shot is placed at different angles, to get the dark lowlights I wanted on the edges of the glass. I was wondering if you please tell me how do you remove it in Photoshop? I have had to do a large Crop.
Wow.... great video. That brings me back to my early days as a studio catalog photographer in Manhattan, NYC. It gets really challenging when you have to shoot such things on a propped set. That's when the tools of the trade make it work easier..... LOL. I did a lot of work where the product had to be highlighted in a life setting. I have even done work with room sets. That was a lot of fun. Come get some Catspit~!
+CatspitProductions I did a bit of that as well, folding blankets or towels that had to look thick and soft, all in a pile and every one the same. I think catalogue gives you great attention too detail and experience.
Thank you for these valuable tips
Got an idea to complement this kind of shots. Most cameras nowadays have a multiple exposure feature. So if the first one was done as you show it then the for the second one side black cards should be removed and a mother card blocking the item should be introduced. Exposure blend mode should be set for "lighter".
Why on earth do that just shoot it as is , much more fun :)
Thanks very much for taking the time to do this!
great explanation of using black cards,I can see how usefull they are now.
Thanks Gordon, there' another on glass following next week.
That was nice video. If you could suggest some ways to get good jewelry photography will be really helpful. Parag
Would cardboard make a good light block/cutter or does it need to be a special black material? I have a TON of cardboard to work with for use as reflectors (painted white & black) and I just want to make sure if there is some reason not to use it for this. Thank you for your time!
I just replicated your shoot, and got the white background very nicely. I am very confused about set up and where to put the black card for the black background though. can you explain again?
very useful and helpful videos - thanks for posting!
Thank you so much for this tutorial. Learnt a lot.
Great help, taking photography class on Strobe lighting, I want to look through your videos to see if you have any dealing with that...
I got some good shots but missed the whole point of reflections lol so will need to try again but thats the fun of it all. So i really need to look out for the reflections next time. Thanks again.
Thank you for responding so swiftly. I liked the vid and subscribed to your channel. Looking forward to new content.
Very nice! And the best thing, very simple. Let's try it.
Very useful to show my students - many thanks!
Good tutorial very professional and informative, thanks a lot.
What experience! A great insight.
It's called a retort stand normally used in chemistry labs, available on my site shop. under studio accessories , I'm afraid I can't add the url here.
Thanks Jim, Yes it's sad that some use others sites to make a buck, I saw his video as well, thanks again.
Great tutorial Phillip, thank you!
i just wana know about outdoor portarait photography,,natural light...and which lense is most probably used for it ...with canon 600D..
thank you for that video - I am interested in the work of Nicholas Follard. Have subscribed and will watch more
Bit of a long way to pop Shaun , I live in France :) Thanks for the compliment.
Phill
GREAT Work :-)
Steve back in the USA
Just behind and over the glass
Any art shop
2 words...
Geeeeee Niussssss !
most of the videos only shows that u need expensive toys, when it comes to u, all u need is knowledge and creativity to improvise !
This is what you get when you've been doing something for decades like he has lol. You'll always pick up great tips or come up with your own given the number of situations you come across.
Hi Phillip. Do you have any tips on photographing helium balloons? Thank you.
Terrific video, sir. Helped me greatly. Thanks!
Thanks for the video, it was easy to follow and I think I have learn something new :)
@Enstudi0 I will indeed , it will be at the end of January.
great video thank you that helps me a lot
thank you sir for giving a good lesson for student's like me in hyderabad, india.i need splash photography tutorial of cool drinks tins like coka cola,pepsi tins.thank you very much sir
what an awesome video thank you....
I had to look him up, and you're right :))
What kind of table stand is that? the one with the blue thing in the bottom..
So did you just crop the sides??
Yes just a bit of photoshop, or in the old days we would bleach the edges on the transparency.
Excellent man!!
Great video, simple and direct and effective!
GT
Very helpful video - thank you.
Fantastic! Thanks for the tutorial!
Thanks, for great idea, nice shoot
Very much enjoyed this video. Thank you!
I see you've been spammed by the Photo SFX spam bots too. I feel sorry for them as they just did a video explaining what was going on and they are just as much a victim. Anyhoo I digress :-) I wanted to just say many thanks for a great little video. I need to try this very cheap and easy method myself. I was starting to get in a pickle about getting an Alien Bees strobe or CFL lighting and you've just created a nice image with a light bulb. Very nice mate.
All the best
Jim
Nice, very creative!
Thank you, great jobs with the tutorials! Very enjoyable to watch, I try to emulate you while teaching workshops :-)
Gordon
great tutorial, thank you so much for posting it
Hi Philip, I am trying to photograph a product in a transparent plastic bag... I have no studio set up and only a large piece of white card. How do I go about going this? I tried shooting last night only to find today that my images are grainy and grey. I am finding it really difficult. Can you offer any advice please?
Thank you so much for this video! I sell custom wine glasses, it is so hard to get a good photograph. I will certainly try your tips :)
Great technique...
Nice job
thank you for sharing! :) was a great video! I'm trying to shoot broken glass for my college work and i was getting horrible white spots from the lights . . . hopefully i wont now :D xx
Brilliant tutorial; Lots I would not have thought of myself = Liked & subscribed :)
I've tried to find it but it come up with server not found, would you please upload it to itchyphoto where I give free critique. I loose a lot less time that way as I get many emeils every day, it's a lot easier to have them all in the same place just put dot com after the name to find it.
Thanks Phill
great videos
It Depends totally on the type shape and pov used in the shot, but for a wine glass no, lighting from below would cause awful reflections in the bottom of the bowl, I'll be doing another video on glass soon.
Thanks for the tutorial!
Amazing as always sir!!
Very nice!
How do I do it with a flash gun without the white background?
Great Video! Very Impressive!
helo sir i want to ask witch lens you youse
please tell me