Glossy Product Photography Made EASY! LIVE Light Cone Demo + Q&A
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ย. 2023
- Did you know that the Light Cone can instantly improve your ugly photos of shiny and glossy products? Find out how in this hands-on demo, recorded LIVE!
In this video, made with my friends @BandH, I show you how and why the Light Cone fixes glaring reflections and replaces them with gorgeous gradients. I even share an easy trick for maintaining just the right amount of that original glossiness!
Watch me quickly and easily achieve PROFESSIONAL-QUALITY images of a bunch of hard-to-shoot products including:
⌚️ Watches
🕶 Sunglasses
💍 Jewellery
🚿 Shower heads
Order your Light Cone today and start shooting shiny products like a pro!
🇬🇧 Lighting Tools UK - bit.ly/LC-Lighting-Tools-UK
🇪🇺 BBP Light - bit.ly/LC-BBP-Light
🇺🇸 V-Flat World - bit.ly/LC-VFlat-World
🇺🇸 B&H Photo - bhpho.to/44c73KG (and ROW)
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How do you use the light cone if you want to shoot an object that is not flatlay? Bottle of wine or perfume bottle standing vertically.
You don’t. You simply use a different modifier(s).
@@NickNightingaleYT I was also curious about that :) What kind of modifier(s) do you use for that?
I am totally sold on gradient lighting !
That light modifier is great and all but your jacket is the real star here. Sharp! 🥂
Thanks, it's from Pretty Green.
Beautiful concept
Love the light cone :) Use it often!
Using the black card/tape on the outside, or lifting the cone is brilliant!
Perfect shooting 👌👌
Great video, thank you
Purchased from B&H when first released - money well spent!
I made one of these out of a dog cone that you get from the vet (the cone of shame), diffusion material and spray adhesive.
Interestingly we used dog cones on our first prototypes years ago but the material wasn't the best diffusion and then sticking other materials on top doesn't make it very practical which is why we came up with this, yes a little more cost but a lot more convenience which is what most people want.
Good classes. I always learn something for personal work or other work. Glad their classes.
Reminds when I use to use spray adhesive to adhere vellum
astate to a sheet of clear plastic for stiffness and roll. I think it worked the same!
I already use your light cone for product shots of rings with gold, and colored stones.But I also have to shoot pendants, which i suspend them from a small frame, so that they hang evenly. How can I hold the light cone horizontally with a "C" stand?
Stellar demonstration! Your approach to glossy product shots is truly transformative. How do different product colors or materials impact this technique? Curious to dive deeper into the nuances!
❤Nice informative video
A white light shade from Ikea works well too.
Amazing tutorial ❤️ thank you
You’re welcome
Clever
Can this cone be used for food photography from the top?
Call it the Karl cone 🎉!
Is it available in India ?
Can i get this performance with fujifilm x-h2 ?
DO you ever do lighting demos on photographing scientific glass? ie test tuber, beakers
I haven't done one but it sounds like it would make an interesting live show on our website so I'll add to our future live show list.
Is the cone available in Germany?
I use my cone all the time. People make fun of me because I refuse to use the light boxes. I use paper with LED lighting.
Have you worked with the light cone & simple 360 video?
Dear Mr Taylor, thanks for sharing all these videos. Can you suggest a camera and the lens for jewlery product photography? Thank you in advance for your answer. Best regards from Switzerland, Nik
Any high res camera. Macro lenses.
are daylight bulbs any good to use? 60W ceiling lamp provides a 6000 lumen output. The adjustable LED panels can be folded up to 90°, so that it can illuminate every corner of your room. these any good? High Color Rendering CRI≥85
We think you can use pretty much any light source as long as they are all the same colour balance
disturbing to watch u put the macro lens down without the cap on 😂
The cone is a great solution, but what to do with the black reflection of its hole? :)
Hi, that's covered in one of our other videos
I really like the idea behind this product, but I'm concerned about how it loses its shiny appearance, especially for clients. I've seen another option where they encase it in a clear dome with a one-way mirror tint. While this keeps it looking glossy, it becomes a bit bulky and less portable.
I'm wondering if there's a simpler way to achieve this, like making a cone-shaped version out of clear plastic with one-way mirror tint. Do you think that could be a possible solution
Hi if you mean does the product lose its 'shiny' appearance you need to watch further into this video to see how we retain the high gloss look on products.
@@VisualEducationStudio I've examined the provided samples closely, and they indeed exhibit a pronounced shine and reflectivity. However, this visual effect is primarily a result of their interaction with the textured surface of the underlying plastic material, which creates an intriguing juxtaposition of shine and a somewhat subdued matte appearance. In contrast, the use of a mirrored dome for photography does not yield this particular effect. Instead, it imparts a consistently glossy and profoundly reflective quality, akin to that of polished metal.
Hi A 'gloss' look only comes from a hard edged reflection in combination with a gradated image forming reflection of the lightsource. The 'gloss' look is acheived, as demonstrated in this video, by inserting black flags infront of the light source. There is no visual effect from the underlying plastic material when it has light shining through, the results provide the same look as LEE 216 diffusion material which is the industry standard in film and photography for creating graduated reflections of the light source.
Hi @Ramjpg what you described sounds really interesting do you have a photo or instructions to make that so we can see?
Hi, I am going to buy light cone. I am looking for some 3 lights under 1500 USD (500 for each). Could you please recommend some? Thank you.
Godox might suit your budget
Has anyone used this with a circular polariser to improve clarity through the glass?
If you’re clever, you can position a shaped card on the cone that will prevent the reflection of the illuminated cone.
Where's ashleigh by the way?
Ashleigh is probably sitting comfortable at her desk in a nice warm office in her new finance marketing job, she left about 2 years ago?
@@VisualEducationStudio wow! All these while i thought she's working behind the scene. Thanks for the insight by the way.
Karl you sound like you are working on QVC
Well Karl was presenting on B&H's channel for this one so I guess that's kind of similar?
I don't think it's a fair comparison, because you go from no diffusion to light cone instead of softbox to lightcone. The latter would actually be a fair comparison.