01/10/2018
HOW TO CAPTURE PRODUCT YOURSELF.
(we strongly recommend using a professional or an enlightened product capturing vendor)
Step 1: Backdrop
Use a white or light gray backdrop behind your product to give your photographs a clean and consistent look and to eliminate distractions. You can create your own backdrop easily by using a sheet, rolled paper, foam board, or a wall. It is best to make a “sweep” so that your backdrop is not only behind the product, but underneath it as well. This will greatly speed up your post production workflow!
Step 2. Table
Utilize a table so that your product sits higher, which will make it easier for you to photograph your product during the photoshoot. Depending upon the type of image stabilization equipment you choose to use, it would be easy to prop your smartphone on the table as well.
Step 3. Light
There are many options for lighting, but the easiest and most budget-friendly option to use is natural window light. Set up your product and equipment near a large window to allow for ample light in your frame. If natural light is difficult for you to find, try using a larger lamp or renting a softbox-type lighting kit, depending on how big your object may be.
Step 4. Image Stabilization
Using soft natural lighting makes for beautiful product photos, but it often creates the need for image stabilization equipment, such as a stand or a tripod. Although smartphone cameras do contain internal image stabilization software, there will still be camera shake if you hand-hold your phone, resulting in blurry images.For the best possible results, we recommend using a phone tripod.
Step 5 Details
Take care of the extra details.
Before you begin shooting, make sure that your product is pristinely clean and that all price tags and strings have been removed. Removing as many imperfections as possible before you photograph your product will save you a good deal of time later.
Step 6 Capturing
Now that your setup and product have been meticulously prepared, you need to properly adjust your camera’s settings to ensure that you receive the best results.
Grid: We recommend leaving the Grid function “ON” because it will help you to easily align your product in the middle of the frame.
Live Exposure: Live exposure mode will allow you to read your camera’s auto exposure settings as the camera adjusts it. It is good to take note of your exposure settings just in case you need to change them later.
AutoSave: This feature will allow you to specify where images are saved onto your smartphone as you capture them. The default is that images will be saved to the smart phone camera gallery but you can change the destination if you would rather the images be sent somewhere else.
Quality: It is very important that you set your image quality to High so that your smartphone can help you create the best images possible. We recommend using minimum 8 mega pixels smart phone.
Angles: it is very important to capture your image from different side. Front view, side view and top view.
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