How to Shoot Professional Product Photography using Speedlites
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- In this video, I show you the start-to-finish process of how to create professional product photography using Speedlites. All you need is your camera, a tripod and a couple of flashguns.
I walk you through the lighting setup for shooting a clear glass bottle of sparkling water, showing how it’s possible to achieve professional photography results using just three speedlites. You’ll see the flash settings I used, the position of the lights, how I made a DIY modifier to create a controlled pocket of light on the label, and the retouching process to polish off the final image.
For this shoot I used:
➡️ Canon 5D MkIII
➡️ Manfrotto 058B tripod
➡️ 3x Godox V1 Flashgun for Canon with Battery
➡️ Frosted acrylic sheet
➡️ LEE Filters 216 diffusion material
➡️ 1x small softbox
➡️ 1x piece of cardboard/card for DIY snoot
➡️ Acrylic mirror
➡️ More details: bit.ly/Speedlite-Product-Photo...
Although I often use more specialist studio lighting equipment for product photography, as I explain in the video, the equipment you use isn’t the most important factor for good photography. Instead, it’s an understanding of light and basic physics. You can learn more about this in our ‘Introduction & understanding light’ photography class: bit.ly/understand-light-in-pho...
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That was incredible
I just love how informations are simplified, and yet amazing and helpful. Thank you very much. 😊
Glad it was helpful!
Expensive gear and a big studio helps, but it doesnt matter if you lack the creativity!
Really glad I stumbled over your channel! Thumbs up, and a great thanks for your effort in helping others!
You deserve the name of legend 🖤
Its always a treat to watch your photography educational clips. You have got such command over your specialty. And its actually the knowledge of the camera, lens, lights, props, photoshop etc that results in this marvelous image at the end. You are the master.
Thank you very kind.
Blessings Karl, I really love the fact that you used your 5D and not a high end medium format. Sometimes people feel that it's all about your expensive gear. You're a man that study and practice to get where you are. Much love!
Good point you make...Karl is really just trying to encourage people... ultimately it's not really about the gear you have but it's about principles surrounding photography that you use. I used to purchase so much gear it was insane but none of the gear did anything to make my images turn out better. I've been fortunate either to use or have been on set with some of the most expensive gear I could only imagine and it's pretty much all the same. It boils down to the higher end gear is going to be bullet proof built for production environments and anything that they can throw at it.... for strobes for instance Profoto built like a tank and can be used for ten hours a day everyday without failing. One of my favorite pieces of gear is my iPhone because I have it all of the time and if I can figure out how to compose an image with it... it makes it easier for when I have my gear to compose the image. Like you say just keep on studying... I didn't go to art school but I take excellent images..and what is helping me is going back and studying art history, typography, and graphic design history. Somehow studying the fundamentals has given me a fresh take on my photography and is teaching me that equipment is actually way down on the list... the creativity comes from the concepts and ideas you have. Keep up.the good work and keep studying.
Agree! But he does most often shoot on his hasselblad h system from what I can see on his website
great video as always. this is the very heart and core of photography: understanding the light. thank you!
My pleasure!
It was a very useful video. Your shooting techniques are very nice. Thanks Mr. Taylor
Thank you. Nice demo.
I love your work and the passion with which he transmits his knowledge. Thank you!
My pleasure!
Nice Loved the lighting in this simple but effective
YAAAAAASSSSSS!!! You did that Karl!!
Are you ok 😂
Well done! Great tutorial.
Thanks Karl. Exceptional, as usual. Good to see you're safe and well.
Thanks, you too!
Karl, u r the best teacher i am really inspired by your photography and tricks. i am following you in my photography....... blessings
Incredible 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Wow just wow! 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽
I enjoy your videos here on TH-cam. It’s a great refresher for everyone. Thanks
Glad you like them!
You have a very good professional delivery style of presenting. Impressed with your videos.
This was beautiful. Intricate lighting steps. Thanks a lot for sharing such invaluable techniques.
Glad it was helpful
You are such an ENORMOUS BLESSING!! Thank you so much for providing this valuable information for free to us! You are so incredibly experienced and teach so well!
You are welcome.
I can't stop admiring your work, Karl. Thanks a ton for your lessons.
Best regards from Mother Russia
Nick
My pleasure mother Russia.
I just took on a big project based on what you wrote and presented in this clip. 98% of the pictures are old wine bottles that I wanted to present in a professional way and that can be sold.
Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it. 🖤
Breathtaking and magical!
Cheers
Wicked as always Karl! Thank you!
My pleasure!
Another great video for some terrific tips mate. You are actually the first video i watched on youtube over 10 years ago teaching me landscape and fashion basics. Yowzah i feel old. Really enjoy your channel.
Glad to help
This was nice, enjoyed seeing how you pulled it together.
Cheers
Simple tutorial without to much blabla, great job
Glad you liked it
Amazing 🤩
Awesome work, thank you for the tips and tricks.
No problem
Awesome tutorial. Thank you.
You're very welcome
Amazing as always!
Thanks again
Beautiful lighting
thank you
Thank you for having the video. This be great if your contract worker, personal work, or business for E Commerce.
Hi from Jamaica. Always educational. Greatly appreciative of the lessons. Continue to teach and inspire Mr Taylor.
Thank you, I will
Fantastic photography
Many thanks!
This is fantastic!
Cheers
Your photography and presentation skilled are motivated me always
Happy to hear that!
I REALLY LOVE YOUR VIDEOS.THANKS FOR SHARING!!!! :)
Glad you like them!
This is great, Karl. I've been shooting product photos for years and use speedlites all the time. They are so versatile! (Tip: get a battery pack.)
Cheers Peter
Battery packs? For What?
Those speedlites have lithium battery , dont need battery pack.
Well done. Thank you, This is a great video and very informative.
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent.....
wooo! I've never thought of using an ND Filter in the studio! Cool idea. Do you have any vids showing the difference it makes? Keen to try this out when I get my new R5 drop in filter adapter!
Nice video, direct to the point.
Glad you liked it
well done .like the set up thanks
Cheers Frank
Fantastic content, concept, and conception!
Glad you liked it!
Hi Karl,
A brilliant tutorial on how to shoot Professional Product Photography that could only be Karl Taylor, a True Professional in every sense of the Word.
Thank you for sharing this tutorial with us Karl, Truly as always a Pleasure watching a True Professional at Work
Thank you very much
Amazing Karl..great job and thanks for all these infos:)
Thanks John.
Wow, impactful 👏🥰
Glad you think so!
That's a nice one, informative.
Glad it was helpful!
nice simple setup
Cheers
Crazy! Top! Thanks a lot!!!
You're welcome!
That's right!!! It surely ain't the tool... Good job Karl!!!
Cheers Lem
Thanks for that tutorial,I only have speed lights,and try to keep um with the competition s, it's tricky but once again you showed it's possible ✌️✌️
Thank you.
Just amazing 😯👍💪
Thank you! Cheers!
Savage tutorial as always dude
Thank you.
King of Photography
Thank you.
Świetne materiały
The Master of Light indeed
Cheers
Mind blowing tutorial sir
Thanks and welcome
New photographers shouldn't let big brain ego enlist photographers get to them. You can still achieve high quality photos with $20 speed lights, a starter camera, and very well planned stage and background. This guy will always show you the way
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Fantastic videos.
Glad you like them!
Great video thank you
Very welcome
Inspiring, indeed!
Thank you.
You're awesome!
You are!
Great and Excellent video 👍
Thank you 👍
Excellent
Thanks
thank you, Karl!
No worries!
You are great Sir 👏👏
Very kind thank you.
@@VisualEducationStudio yor welcome Sir may! God bless you 🕉️
Have to give it to you, you take lighting to an extreme level.
Love your eye for detail.
IMO it's all about the knowledge where to put the lights , basically you have taken the shot already in your mind, this is merely the execution.
Since you have a lot of equipment at your disposal, I wonder do you ever add lighting in post (PS or LR/C1) ?
Thanks for sharing !!
Thank you RS and yes you are correct I've nearly always 'taken the shot in my mind'. Regarding adding lighting in post, no this isn't something I often do. Generally I only exaggerate or reduce what I already put there with B&D, or via a new layer and combined shot, the only shot I can remember where I 'fake' added a light was on the front right wing of the porsche shot on my commercial site. Cheers Karl.
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Hi Karl great to see another of your "its not about having expensive gear" shoots - Im using speedlites and also LED lights for my work and Im often debating with myself per project the need for flash versus constant lights. Flash is great if one is not able to black out a room it gives that control oveer ambient, as well as being able to shoot at ISO 100 for noise free shots, whereas LED allows a what you see is what you get approach which can be easier and more fluid way of working, but with the lower power usually meeaning higher ISOs and higher noise. Today Im trying a whiskey bottle challenge and while its daytime Im going to use speedlites but later when dark will try LEDs and compare results for interest!
Hi John, you can do a lot with LED but for me it will always be flash because of the extra available power and the need to shoot people without blinding them. You can also apply a 'what you see is what you get' approach by using studio flash that have proportional modelling lights.
@@VisualEducationStudio thats a great point about blinding people with constant lights I have found that to be the case in my experience but it does make me wonder about those amazing old Hollywood shots from the likes of George Hurrell do you think the models/actors just had to accept and grin and bear the bright fresnel lamps back then or some technique that helped avoid
Karl, your work is absolutely incredible, and you’re an excellent photography educator. If you produced a series of courses lighting entirely with speedlites, and affordable strobes similar to the Godox AD200 and AD400 pro and common affordable (let’s say Amazon acquired) modifiers, I for one would subscribe to your paid education and I’m sure many others would as well. Thank you so much for the time, energy, enthusiasm and careful technical detail you put into these TH-cam videos. Great job!
Thanks but what you don't realise is that many of the course on KTE are with speedlites and many of the others just use barebulb studio lighting with my own made modifiers so for the most part you simply have to imagine swapping those bare bulb lamp heads with any other brand or speedlites. The physics of what I'm teaching remains the same and it's interchangeable across any brand.
@@VisualEducationStudio Hi there. Not sure if it was really Karl who replied or one of his team, but I just subscribed to the annual plan. Karl's work is incredible and I'm sure I will learn a ton!
@@rbvan Hi, yes it was me that replied. I reply to 90% of the comments on youtube as they are often technical in nature. Thanks very much for signing up I'm sure you will enjoy the platform and do join us on some of the live shows. All the best Karl.
@@VisualEducationStudio Thanks so much Karl. I already watched your Intro to Lighting and the food shoot at your Dad’s house. Was laughing at your joke about your Dad having a “Russian lady on his table” 😂. Cheers and stay safe!
great video
Thanks!
Sensacional, muito obrigado por compartilhar.
Cheers
Your videos are always diamond 💎💎💎💎 sir
Thanks
Sir a small doubt.. if I use godox X pro N trigger for canon mark iv... What is the problem sir.. nikon trigger to canon camera sir
Thanks you so much
you're welcome
Brill!
thanks for sharing
My pleasure
Great
Awesome
Cheers.
Karl, do you use a reflective surface on the floor when doing full body studio shots?
Great tutorial! I would love to see a tutorial how to shoot a transparent bottle like this on a dark/black background. I have trouble with getting nice and smooth reflections on the sides and lightning.
Thanks. Try this - www.karltayloreducation.com/class/wine-bottle-product-lighting-with-karl-taylor/
Thank you sir
you're welcome
Thank you so much! Gorgeous videos and it seems that we don't have a choice, but to buy your classes! =)
You are welcome and hope to see you on the site and show you more!
cheapest lighting set up with Highly results ...Thanks Taylor Sir
You're welcome
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Hey you have links to everything that's in the video?
I will try this out tomorrow but how on earth did you get that background to look like that Karl.
I like the bounce back of the lighy
Very nice vid, however I think that for this type of shots it's very important to use a speedlite with modelling light (actually, only a few have such characteristic), while for portraits it is not necessary. What do you think about this? Even if it's possible to shoot products without modelling light, I think it would be a nightmare!
love this video! yeah, im late to the game but still made it here!
i couldnt follow what you did in PS because a) ive only ever tried using PS Elements (about 8 years ago) b) i wasnt sure what you were working on, it went so quickly except i DID see you cloned the bottling information from the cap.
i know LR (although it seems a lot of people do HEAPS more work in post than what i do!)
again, great video!
Thanks 👌
Welcome 😊
Great 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
Thanks sir 🙏🏻
All the best
does the final image has the reflection of the mirror the one you held ? I enjoy your shows, lots of things to learn from you sir... :-)
Amazing! This is one of the best quick fire, flash gun tutorials Ive seen in a decade! Bravo
Thank you.
From Russia with love!!!
You're welcome Russia.
What was he thickness of the frosted acrylic? Great as always!
Great marketing yourself too - Bravo
Ahh yes marketing, wouldn't be much point in doing anything on youtube if we weren't allowed to do that.