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What kind of lighting should we buy? We have just purchased a new olympus E-10 digital camera to do product shots for our catalog. Our products are relatively small. What type of lighting do you recommend. I have been told that a monolight would be enough. Is this true or would another system give us a better result?
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John A. Lind |
Christian, Depending on what your product is, its reflectivity (shiny surfaces, etc.) and how you want to portray it, the lighting setup can become sophisticated. This can vary from a couple of lights in softboxes or reflectors on a small stage (miniature version of a studio) to tents and light tables used with lighting set up around the tent (with a small opening for the camera lens. Some books on this subject: I suggest looking at the Kodak publication first. -- John
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Hermann Graf |
For small articles, so-called light tents turn out to be useful. The atricle(s) are placed inside the tent, the light source is placed outside, and the tent has a small hole for the camera. This ensures diffuse light, and refelexions should not be a problem.
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