I don’t just collect Watches I am also a big fan of Mens Pendants and Necklaces.

I have wanted to photograph these for a while but haven’t really been bothered too because im a lazy git. The question is, How do you make something look high end and luxurious?

I tend to think that if you put a black background behind something and keep it very minimal and not have the image too cluttered it will make the main product stand out and crisp, but this still doesn’t answer the question.

Maybe if you polish it up and make it nice and shiny, lower the exposure and keep it dim the product will shine and catch the eye better.

I don’t really know the answer to this because everyone would have a different perspective on Luxurious, so I cannot put it in an image.

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Since my Mum works in Tesco In the Alcohol section we have a good variety of wine lying around, i have no knowledge apart from one is White and one is Red haha. so I decided to try and photograph Wine.

I was rummaging through the cupboards to see what was there and lifted a bottle, i knew no different but mum came into the kitchen and said “Not that bottle” snatched it out of my hand and said “thats an aul cheap Tesco wine heres a good bottle!!

Anyway tried to think how to set it up and remembered keep it simple, i was wondering about a colour for the background and I had this gold reflector, so propped it up behind the bottle and it straight away just made it look so luxurious and Crisp

When I went to open the bottle of red to pour it the frigging cork broke in half and fell into the bottle, did I not just lose the bap and think now im going to have all these bits of cork in the wine how am I going to get round this but it actually came out clear with no bits in it. “Happy Days”.

I suppose I better thank my MA and DA for their great pouring skills in these pictures.

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Today I decided to photograph something which I am always seeing lying round our house, It’s my Dads pens. These aren’t just ordinary pens, These are Handcrafted pens. All different Styles, Shapes, Patterns and Materials.

When I came around to taking the images I had the idea as every photographer does when shooting pens, Making them levitate!! I wanted a reflective surface for under the pen but had nothing so took a Big TV from downstairs and lay it on my desk, I got the pen hung up on blutack and thread from mums sowing box. It was going so well, I got a few images but the weight of the pen kept making it fall, It fell a few times and I kept hanging it back up.

On the third or fourth time it fell down whatever way it landed on the TV screen I couldn’t lift it because it looked great with the reflection so I just left it and that’s why I have some images lying flat. Wasn’t that lucky!!

Then I done the standard and just put the pens on some normal lined paper to get the obvious image!

So my Dad is an organ builder and is quite good with his hands, He bought a Turning machine a couple of years ago and started out just turning random bits of wood, As he progressed in turning and doing more intricate patterns he bought this book on turning and came across pens, Anyway long story short he started making pens and now his pens look like this. Aren’t they Amazing?

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Not a great start to the day of a product shoot.

So this morning I decided to set up my Neewer strobe flash, I fished it out of the cupboard and because I hadn’t used it in a while I turned it on and was trying to familiarise myself with it again. I thought I would see if it could run the constant light with the flash simultaneously BUT when I tested it, The flipping thing blew up and started farting out smoke everywhere, For a moment I thought oh God this thing is going to cause a fire but I managed to unplug it meanwhile there was some sort of what looked like oil dripping from it. luckily enough I had just ordered a better one a couple of days previous. HAHA Theres a laugh for you.

Anyway today I was shooting a mens skull bracelet, which had a few different colours and speckles with this glossy skull face on the front which was really quite reflective. So that whenever I put any sort of light on the front of it, it just created extreme highlights.

I was trying to think what to put with the bracelet and because it had a skull I don’t know why I thought Fire but I had the idea to put fire behind it and let the reflections of the red and yellow show through, I put one light on the front on the skull which didn’t turn out too bad, keeping in mind I was in a small room with a large black cloth directly behind the flame, in my head I’m thinking after the morning I have just had I’m very skeptical how this is going to go.

I also wanted a shot of someone wearing the bracelet and with no-one around I had to be the hand model of course, Trying to work the camera and placing my hand in the right place believe it or not is actually quite difficult.

Here are the shots, The fire ones look a bit mad but Hey Ho there you go.

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As I try and improve my product photography I am slowly starting to realise that the more simplistic the image the better.

Why am I saying this?

Because the more props you add alongside the main product it will distract the eye away and make it harder to distinguish what it is you are actually trying to sell through the image.

Choosing a white or black background depends on what colour the product is to create the contrast between the two, you want to try and make the product jump out at you. I am not saying don’t put any props in the image I am just saying keep it to a minimum.

In this image I am photographing a Hugo Boss fragrance bottle and I was struggling to think of what props to put in the image, So I googled the specific bottle and looked up the description to see what scents where in the fragrance, it said it had a hint of coffee in it so I got some ground espresso beans and dropped them on the white surface then polished the bottle and had one soft box to the left to create shadows and shot the image. I found that that just worked perfectly with the product.

Simplicity is key and do your research about the product to get the best results.

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Decided to challenge myself while we are all in Lockdown.

Shoot some products.

So I tried to shoot this Gold Pendant, First of all how do you come up with a composition for the Pendant, Then What props to put with it, How will I light it, All these different components you have to think about.

Trying to find props which aren’t going to take away from the main product was a challenge but grabbed some neutral coloured items plus paired it with other gold to tie it together.

Decided on a black backdrop to make the colour pop and tried to catch the light bouncing of the face of the Pendant.

The first image is my personal favourite.

So here’s the shots.

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Playing around with different lighting and Shadows.

Its amazing how much you can change the mood of a picture through just moving the SoftBox Closer, Further away, in Front of the face or even Above the face.

Although its hard to know what facial expressions to ask your subject to make, I would usually just get them to relax the face and keep a neutral expression.

Clothing can also change the composition, I myself like shooting more of a smarter fashion with a single pendant round the neck depending on the look you are going for because sometimes it can distract from the subjects face.

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Family celebrations, Aren’t they just wonderful, A time to catch up, Reminisce about old times and talk about future plans.

Family are very important because although you may make your own decision in the middle of your life, You Start and Finish it with Family.

Silent Valley what a lovely place to be.

Drove in the gate to realise that we had no cash and couldn’t pay by card so we thought we would chance it, Anyway rolled down the window and played dumb “oh I’m sorry I’ve no cash I do apologise” The Gate attendants response as he looked too his left, then too his right “Don’t worry about it go on ahead” I looked at him and said “Are you serious” to which he replied “Quick go before someone sees”  “Thanks” as I drove off.

Got down to the car park to find the place was packed,  Walking along the path we passed this small lake with a few ducks in it, kids feeding them the households good Hovis loaf, didn’t even butter it stingy gits.

Got to the main Reservoir and the sky was perfect not completely cloudy but enough to make it atmospheric for a picture, Blue sky and the water was nice and calm, what a lovely seen.

We found out later that day that a person we new had been there the day before and the mist covered everything, So lucky for us we came on the right day.

So ended up with this nice Long Exposure and a couple of duck pictures of course.

 

 

 

This has to be one of the nicest places I have taken a walk with the camera, the wildlife was just class, not afraid to show themselves, so picturesque.

If you ever get a chance to go I recommend it.

The ducks were just chilling while I just walked right up beside them and snapped a wee cheeky picture, sometimes looking at you like would you clear off I’m trying to sleep.

The squirrels eating nuts and thinking I’m NUTS which isn’t wrong I suppose.

The flowers were just something else, Colours were so vibrant, it was so hard not to take a ton of pictures but I tried to just grab snaps of what I thought would just sum the place up in a few images.

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