As you know during this Covid Situation, It’s very hard to create content Inside as a photographer or as an artist.

but but but, as you also know there are so many diffrent ways you can apply to create something amazing indoor.

You can shoot Macro or some Instagram VS Reality Like Peter McKinnon Style, or you can do some product photography at home.

but, It is possible without any studio setup ? or without any DSLR Camera, or even without a proper Macro Lens ??

hell yeah, it’s possible, you can even shoot better Product photography with your smartphone if you’re getting good clarity.

So, today in this article I’m going to share some of the best (kind of) tips & tricks to do amazing product photography at home.

you don’t need any strobes or studio, all you need is your camera and some good light sources like a bulb or LED light, etc…

Know the real difference between Artificial vs Natural Light ( examples included )

you don’t need to worry about the stuff which we’re going to use because you’ll find all the required stuff in your house.

Now without talking more about it, let me share some good tips to do product photography.

and some examples of it which I captured recently by applying all these tips.

How to Do Product Photography at Home

First of all, let’s talk about all the required things which you need to do better in Product Photography.

Things we need for the shoot

The very first thing which you need is a good Product, this is the very first thing you need.

As a beginner, you don’t have any product to shoot so you can use anything.

for example, you can use a watch, a knife, any digital Item like a smartphone, or if you have a couple of diffrent lenses then you can use that one to create a professional product shoot.

FI you can littraly use anything to start product photography at home.

apart from the product itself, you need a camera.

Mostly Professional photographer shoots product photography with some good macro lens ( to get better details of product ).

but just for the shoot as a newbie, we’re going to use a kit lens that you get with your camera.

I got 16-50mm with my Sony Alpha 6000 so I’m using that one.

If you don’t own a camera then you can even use your smartphone.

Use these Lens to get better at Mobile Photography

Now all the requirement is finished, here are some additional (optional) material which you can use to make your image stade out.

you can use a white paperboard.
Light Source – you can use natural lights or use LED lights and make DYI strobe yourself.
Additional Propes ( to draw attention to your product )
Tripod to get better steady shots

You can use anything as propers, like if you’re trying to shoot through some objects then you can use books, Glass, etc…

which makes your product stands out.

How to Create DYI strobe

This is one part of the photography hack which you can do if you’re struggling for a better light source.

You can use any lamp as a light source and just add some filters to get soft light.

as a filter, I personally use a cotton cloth to get soft light.

now you know the basic pieces of stuff which are needed to do a frenetic product photoshoot.

here are some images which I managed to capture using this technique.

Sigma 56MM F1.4 ( captured with zoom lens 55-210mm )

same product with diffrent focal length

captured with kit lens ( 16-50mm ) edited using Lightroom mobile app

Mac Product Shoot ( Right after the Apple Event 😀 )

All images are edited using darktable.

As of now, I’m shooting RAW with my Mirrorless camera to get more details so all these images are very compressed jpg versions of the original file.

So After understanding the default workflow, if you’re still not able to get the result which you’re looking for.

then just add more creativity and change the perspective/angle which you’re using to shoot.

some important photo composition techniques

in the end, It’s all about practice and your creativity which makes your image perfect.

So make sure you practice a lot to shoot something amazing.

That’s all from my side, hope you guys like this article and learned something new today.

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Thank you, have a good day 😀

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Manthan

Hi, I'm Manthan I'm a professional photographer and founder of photographywith.com. this site hosts all of my writing on photography stuff like blogs, reviews, editing, and much more. whatever I learn new, I publish here as a blog with some good and easy examples. Cheers, Manthan

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3 Comments

Zubida Khatoon says:

June 29, 2021 at 5:06 pm

It’s a Contemporary article. In this Covid 19 situation, this article will help lots of photographers to figure out how to get a better image without any studio equipment. The photographer actually needs a creative mind and photographic eyes for that.

1. Manthan says:
  
  June 29, 2021 at 5:11 pm
  
  Totally Agreed 🙂
  
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