Allow me to introduce myself! My name is Heather, and the sweet girls from Bloom asked me to be a guest on this lovely blog today! It's an honor! I write my own blog called The Coterie, I'm a mother of a 2 yr. old boy and a puppy, with a baby on the way! I like to take photographs, cook, and do occasional crafts.
In selling goods, photographing food, or just taking pictures for your blog, no matter how wonderful or crafty it is, posting good photos is vital.
None of the photos shown are post-processed at all so you can see the raw photos.
Below are examples of a before and after picture of what a small white piece of paper, used as a reflector can do. It brightens up shadows from the sides where light is not hitting. It's subtle, but makes a big difference.
After
Before
Here's how I did it:
Set up or style whatever you're photographing. Make sure it's facing a bright window with lots of natural light.
Now take something white, (a plain piece of paper works great) and reflect the window light behind it, eliminating unwanted shadows, and highlighting all of the product. Sometimes you have to move it around to find just the right spot that gets all the shadows. Sometimes it's easier to have someone help you hold the paper while you shoot (make sure your flash is OFF)
Voila! You have a beautiful image of your product or food!
11 comments:
This really is a wonderful tip ... And so simple! Thanks for sharing!
Love this! Thanks for a great tip!
Thanks for sharing-great tip!
It's always the simple, little things that make a difference. What a great tip. We'll all have better photos thanks to you.
This is just the tip I need! I take awful photos of my food and projects. Thanks!
Simple and really useful - love it!
Awesome, helpful tip, Heather! Thank you!
I am totally going to try this. I have tried to photograph my cupcakes in my kitchen window light and they don't turn out. I bet this would do the trick! Thanks!
Thanks for this tip! I hate posting recipes because I don't take very good food pix with my little camera, but I will be trying this out.
such a smart girl! thanks for the tip! we just got our first slr and the whole thing is pretty foreign still! :)
who knew?? thanks!
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