Product Photography: Lighting Composition and Shooting Techniques — Nath-Sakura

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Learn to master lighting and composition in order to create amazing product shots!Whether you re photographing a bottle of wine or a painting a pair of shoes or a piece of jewelry successful product photography first requires a thorough knowledge of light. You need to fully understand how light works–angles reflectance quantity quality shadows and more–as well as how it interacts with the materials shapes surfaces and textures you re photographing. Once you know where to place the light and how to shape it along with key compositional and photographic techniques you can create beautiful photographs of any product or object you encounter. Of all the photographic genres product photography requires the most precision a consistent workflow and a deep knowledge of optics. While this may seem daunting anyone can learn to take great product photographs with photographer Nath-Sakura s Product Photography: Lighting Composition and Shooting Techniques. Filled with inspiring and beautiful imagery this book features a wide variety of products with diverse characteristics that will help you learn to tackle any challenge. Is the material glass metal liquid plastic or rubber? Is the surface s finish shiny reflective dull matte or satin? Is the texture smooth rough or somewhere in between? Nath-Sakura addresses all of this and more. As opposed to other photo cookbooks out there this book dives deep into the essential concepts you need to know in order to gain a strong technical background for your work. Plus alongside the text and final photographs are plentiful diagrams behind-the-scenes shots and lighting setups to help you on your journey to mastering product photography. Whether your images are destined for catalogs magazines advertising or fine art applications Product Photography equips you with what you need to know to create flawless product shots. Table of Contents Introduction Part 1: The Laws of Optics and Light and How to Use Them Part 2: Volume Texture and Material Part 3: Lighting and Practice Part 4: Composition and Color Part 5: Image Analysis and Lighting Setups Author: Nath-Sakura Publisher: Rocky Nook Published: 05/30/2023 Pages: 268 Binding Type: Paperback Weight: 1.65lbs Size: 8.19h x 9.45w x 0.71d ISBN: 9781681989297 About the Author Fashion and advertising photographer Nath-Sakura first worked as a photojournalist for several daily newspapers and magazines in Europe before becoming the artistic director and photographer at Studio photo B612 in Montpellier France. She has authored nine photography books and has exhibited her photographs around the world–from Hong Kong to Hollywood from Barcelona to London. She regularly leads workshops throughout Europe.