Blog; I post to this product photographer blog very rarely! It tends to be a bit out of date, but it does give you a flavour of what I have been up to. The studio is in Sussex (England, UK) and I am lucky enough to shoot most days. I photograph mainly still life or pack-shot images in the studio or on location, for commercial clients.

Christmas product photography in July

Most years I am shooting Christmas products in June and July. This year is no exception. Xmas product photographer blog. Of course the images are not for general release yet, so I am adding one I took last year for Christmas....

Image shape; width and height.

Image shape; width and height. Please do think how you will use the image and if you need room for text. Does your website have a particular image size or shape?...

Difficult Photoshop work

This shot required items to be placed inside a nice glass dome. However it became clear that the products would look far better shot normally and then the dome image laid on top. Simple one might imagine, but I sometimes have to call in an......

Glass Bongs

I shot a series of glass bongs recently. Not for the UK market of course but for Canada and some US states. Glassware bong against a black background with a gentle glow behind....

Christmas product shots all year round.

I do shoot Christmas product shots all year round! The earliest hamper shots I have done were in January for the following autumn Christmas market. This hamper was shot in November! So it’s never too early or late to start planning festive photographs!  We do......

Professional Product Images: Is Product Photography Worth It?

Why it is worth having well-lit professional product images on your website?   Photographs quickly communicate information that words don’t Good quality images increase sales High-quality photos help to build trust with your customers They make your website look more appealing and help to build......

Cosmetics photography

This new product arrived at the studio yesterday. I did a few shots for social media etc. Cosmetics products are often promoting hydration of the skin. Water illustrates the point!...

iSun skincare cosmetic brand shots.

I have been shooting this brand of products as pack shots this week. iSun skincare cosmetic brand shots to show off the lovely gold sun logo. https://www.isunskincare.co.uk  ...

Summer drinking outdoors

In anticipation for the opening up of the summer season and life returning to normalish! Outdoor drinking of Pimms in paper cups....

bicycles

La Pierre bicycles look nice. Sometimes looking up at a product or thing can make it more dramatic or important. You respect a massive building (as long as it looks structurally sound) as you might have respected your father towering over you as a child.......

Waterproof fabric

Waterproof fabric jackets, with water being thrown at them. Just to reinforce the point of these jackets. They are waterproof and made from waterproof fabric. They cost a great deal of cash to buy and have information in leaflets attached to them. They explain all......

Man of Action

  I caught this dastardly old hero sneaking around the studio at twilight. I think a mouse may have been at the end of his nose and chin....

Cold still life shoot.

It’s been a bit chilly inside and out at the studio for this cold still life shoot. Skincare gift pack shoot. One for the product photographer blog....

household essentials

Vacuum cleaners are pretty essential machines in the Western world. Domestic items are in use all the time all over the world and sales must be enormous. This is a Dyson model and performs as well as it looks. It is powerful, efficient, and quite......

bottles

Bottles shoot. These are various alcoholic drink bottles photoshoped together for a magazine spread. They were purposely not meant to look totally real. Editorial product photography is illustrative by nature. Time is a factor that weighs. Magazines have limited budgets and many pages to fill......

Nitrile latex rubber gloves

I have had a very busy three weeks anticipating the release from lockdown. I have been shooting many new products due to hit the worldwide market in the Autumn. Unfortunately as is seeming always, I cannot share these with you. However I have a nice......

Computer Virus

During this time of world panic and dismay, I thought this computer virus image taken back in the 1990’s would be rather suitable to show, as it’s featuring the word Virus! One for the product photographer blog I thought. This was shot using the Hosemaster......

Image shape is square but product is rectangular

Images; they come in all shapes and sizes. Most have straight edges to them! Pictures can be long and thin, tall, wide, oblong, square, oval or circular. Composition is about fitting the items into the image shape in a eyecating or pleasing way. Its difficult......

wristwatch

This is a beautifully engineered Bulova wristwatch. I have an old Bulova Accutron. It was started in America by a migrant and became the first mass-produced timepiece. The Accutron used electricity and a tuning fork and a magnet,  science was not a strong subject for......