In episode 6 : create product photo backgrounds with no shadows and multiple colors using simple lighting equipment.
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Here are the images, a little larger, with a bit more info. It’s a challenge posting large images in a blog without linking to external sources but I think I’ve come up with a solution for that in …

Today’s tech section is a chance to tie up some loose ends started over the last month or so. A little stick-in-a-can (from the DIY lighting videos) and a little bulb shootout follow up are on tap.
I’ve been promising stick-in-a-can and screen info and here it is:

The screens are made using 1″x2″ lumber. These are the kind of “L” brackets …

To date I’ve been using standard 75 watt household bulbs in the clamp lights used in the DIY lighting videos. But there are tons of bulb choices out there (tungsten, halogen, fluorescent), and I’ve been getting questions about how they compare. Well, that’s something that’s hard to describe and, after all, we’re visual people. So let’s fire ‘em up and …

Let’s take the DIY lighting videos a step farther than in part 1: it’s time for a bigger setup and what I like to call “the mother of all stick-in-a-can videos”. You’ll know why once you watch it. I’ve realized there’s more to these pieces than setting a wooden stick in concrete and attaching diffusion material to a wooden frame, …

An introduction to my favorite basic lighting equipment including the “stick in a can” and simple clamp lights from a hardware store.

Let’s use some very simple lighting to shoot glassware in the studio: