Quick NOTES - Leave a comment if you’d like me to expand on product photography in a more detailed video. this is a very basic rundown. - A lot of the examples today are taken from campaigns photographed around the theme “stay at home” hence a lot of the household item stuff.. It kinda contradicts the knowing the product part so I wanted to clarify! - Thanks in advance to everyone who supports 18twenty6!
8 minutes and 2 seconds was a minimal time to explain all of these tips and tricks but you nailed it Evan! I was a fan of your sneaker photography game since the day I subbed.. Keep it crushing man!
Dude you literally got me into product photography when I found your channel a couple of years ago - now it's my full time job. Thanks man! Love your shit.
I’m sure you’ll touch on this in a future vid but one of the biggest lessons I’ve learned is that it’s 100% worth it to clean the products before shooting them. So many times I’ve skipped that step and have to sit there in post covering up the specks. So annoying and such an easy thing to skip over when shooting.
The universe works in mysterious ways! Just yesterday, I thought about sending you a message to ask you to put out a video on product photography. Thanks! It's exactly what I needed.
I run an online crystal shop. I take so many photos but haven't been too proud of how they look. Because I have to make sure customers see the details in the crystals, I often use just a white foamboard as a backdrop. It's also more efficient since I have hundreds of crystals I photograph at one time. I've been wanting to up my game, especially for the marketing photos I use on Instagram vs. individual product listing photos. This video definitely gave me a lot to think about and even gets me a little excited to play with composition. Thank you so much!
So glad you made this video at a time where I've been really focused on it! Been following you for the last 3 years now and have felt myself improving as a creative along the journey with you! Keep creating man, can't wait til the next projects finished to show support!
I knew you were good, but explaining the science and psychology behind product photography, and how you, as the artist, specifically conceptualize, shoot, and edit.. I'm just blown away.
Love a video presenter that is all about what they're presenting and less about annoying fluff in the presentation. I wathched to the end and got good tips.
One 👍 for you Evan. I have seen lots of youtubers doing camera reviews, showinh their photography skills. I still watch them everyday. But no one does product photography as fantastic as you. You are hands down my favourite youtuber for product photography. So a 👍 for you.
Thank you for sharing all the great content, its help me a lot. Just started my business and can't afford a product photographer at the moment. I've always loved taking picks, so its been fun learning the techniques.
Damnn! I started street photography because of you 10 months ago and product photography 1 month ago and now you made a video about it. I really appreciate the videos you create for the new generation of photographers! You are the goat in photography, much love!!
I just did a product launch shoot for my girlfriend’s website and store last month and I learned a lot! First time and I don’t think it came out half bad! 👍🏽📸
Really enjoyed that Evan. I've been struggling with some indoor photography ideas for a while and this video (mainly the window light) has given me a kick up the ass. I knew natural/window light was key but I've always struggled to find the right spot in my house to make the most of it - but I just had a brain wave while watching this - so I'm crediting you with the inspiration. Off to the hardware store to get the material to make a large window shelf.. Have an inspiring weekend sir!
Thanks for another product photography vid! Your previous videos got me experimenting with it and I'm on the path of trying to land my first gig for a local shop as you did. Love the vids, God bless.
That's what the problem is with product photography we have the entire control in our hands that's why it might turn out best , but in landscape photography nature does everything we just have to compose in street emotions and daily life does the job we have to compose and emphasise which is harder though but not as hard as product photography because it is a dull thing which we have to modify and compose to our liking it is tough and the fact that Evan is doing this for years shows the control he has over his photos huge respect pal
Watching your channel since growing out of your Evan5PS something 😁, product photography grew on me. First only sneakers, actually my sneakers 🤷🏻♂️, but since we've been heavily restricted in traveling, I began to capture other products for fun. Your tips are always valuable, easy to understand and most likely to be applied without tons of xtra gear. Thank you 🙏🏻
Can you do a video on the business end of this? That’s 10 pairs pair week, how many images of each pair... what angles are they expecting, that’s 10 different set builds, you need to buy material for each set or source it, then retouching of said images. What are the deliverables, how was it negotiated? This is the stuff you tubers are not talking about and that’s the part part timers struggle with.
You're such an inspiration. I started shooting some sneakers recently and your videos and tips helped me A LOT. So, thank you for sharing and I hope to be a great product photographer in a few years
This is really cool! These are actual tips (layout, composition, light, among other things) are going to come handy. I wish I could see another video of your awesome work, which is not footwear-specific.
quick tip for you when climbing on kitchen stone countertops. The weakest point of any counter is always at the front and back of the sink. if you must climb on counters, do so where the vertical sides of the base of a cabinet connect to the top of the counter. then no chance you will ever break the stone. Suck to work for $500 but the have to pay back the owner of the place $12,000 to replace a countertop. just stay off is the best advice I can give anyone. use ladders if you must get higher for the shot or the setup.
great tips Evan! We started using these tips for our photos for our instagram and instagram. love the way you use the denim as an added texture for the sneaker to pop
This was such a valuable and informative video - thank you!! I’m a content creator for a big sports retailer and i mostly shoot content with people, but i’ve been asked to do some product shots for shoes for some of the brands we work with (nike, adidas, asics etc) and this was so helpful!! Incredible work! ☺️
Great video first time I tried product photography I sucked, but just watching that gave me so many ideas and also areas where I need to experiment with more. Thank you!
Everything you said I believe in. This is the first I have run across your video. I liked hearing your story. Local shoe store and your photos were awesome…. But I am excited that this is your job. I am struggling to get an opportunity to shoot products…..I don’t believe my photos our horrible…. Just trying to remain positive…. But it’s getting harder to do…. Do you have a video about the business aspect? Or anyone else posting on this video have recommendations? I have been trying literally for months and nothing…..I am open to suggestions…
I used to post on Instagram on food and watching this vid made me laugh as i use to do all this crazy kinda stuff for fun, now i need it for my first product, thx some great tips!
You are super inspiring Evan! Always enjoy and learning from your vids!!👏👏🙏 I can honestly say that you have helped me become a better photographer🤙 Thank you!
First of all I love you’re place decor was definitely inviting !! I really appreciate how you presented this, it was almost like calming in a sense . like when you walk into Starbucks it has a certain ambience about it yea you did that !! Oh Yeah shoe game was on point too you should consider incorporating some more lifestyle content .
Awesome content Evan! 5 years of experience condensed into a short and sweet video. Quick question: How did you get to do product photography for your local shoe store? Did you just walk into the store and ask if they needed photos to be taken? Thanks in advance.
Good video. I was looking to take good product photography and people to buy the photos and hang them on their walls. Not sure if that's a thing but I'm trying to think out of the box.
Just was watching Peter mckinnons video about mistakes to avoid in product photography and the point he made was not to fill the frame and here the first thing I got was to fill the frame , and I decided I’ll do both 😋😋😋
Lol, my job literally consists of taking the products, and putting them up against a white or black backdrop, and handing them over to the designers once I'm done. Haven't had the chance or briefs to take product photos with external elements like fruits, coffee or cups yet.
Just starting to get into recreational product photography and your videos are really inspiring. My main focus are wrist watches. Would to see/learn how you approach watch photography given how small and how much glare they can create. Thanks!
Plan to get into Retail Product Photography, this video definitely helped. Ready to make that push. 😅 Ready for the detailed video, because never can have too much info. 😁
Hey, at minute 5:57 you were using some keyboard select combination to highlight fill areas in I assume Content Aware? Was wondering how you were making those selections? Thank you!!
Quick NOTES
- Leave a comment if you’d like me to expand on product photography in a more detailed video. this is a very basic rundown.
- A lot of the examples today are taken from campaigns photographed around the theme “stay at home” hence a lot of the household item stuff.. It kinda contradicts the knowing the product part so I wanted to clarify!
- Thanks in advance to everyone who supports 18twenty6!
This video was great! A more detailed video would be awesome for sure!
Thanks for the tips! Would love to see a more detailed video, especially pertaining to color correction in product photos. 😊
what the best light all around? UA-cam videos, product photography and everything else?
@@SteveDuchesne27 I’m with him, greater detailed video would be awesome.
8 minutes and 2 seconds was a minimal time to explain all of these tips and tricks but you nailed it Evan! I was a fan of your sneaker photography game since the day I subbed.. Keep it crushing man!
Dude you literally got me into product photography when I found your channel a couple of years ago - now it's my full time job. Thanks man! Love your shit.
Hi! how did you start and how do you manage to keep a consistent stream of income? if u don't mind answering, how much do you make? :)
That's awesome bro. Same here! Keep grinding
Whats your instagram?
Hey can u share your journey up until now?
I’m sure you’ll touch on this in a future vid but one of the biggest lessons I’ve learned is that it’s 100% worth it to clean the products before shooting them. So many times I’ve skipped that step and have to sit there in post covering up the specks. So annoying and such an easy thing to skip over when shooting.
Love the Vid! and would love more videos expanding on product photography.
Noted!
This video slaps! I do product photography for a bunch of e-commerce brands and you hit an absolute homerun on this video. Earned the sub.
How did u get into it? What would u recommend for a beginner
The universe works in mysterious ways! Just yesterday, I thought about sending you a message to ask you to put out a video on product photography. Thanks! It's exactly what I needed.
I run an online crystal shop. I take so many photos but haven't been too proud of how they look. Because I have to make sure customers see the details in the crystals, I often use just a white foamboard as a backdrop. It's also more efficient since I have hundreds of crystals I photograph at one time. I've been wanting to up my game, especially for the marketing photos I use on Instagram vs. individual product listing photos. This video definitely gave me a lot to think about and even gets me a little excited to play with composition. Thank you so much!
So glad you made this video at a time where I've been really focused on it! Been following you for the last 3 years now and have felt myself improving as a creative along the journey with you! Keep creating man, can't wait til the next projects finished to show support!
Never stop creating and follow what interests you. It all builds over time!
I knew you were good, but explaining the science and psychology behind product photography, and how you, as the artist, specifically conceptualize, shoot, and edit.. I'm just blown away.
Haha well thanks! It didn’t exactly start that way, I kinda slowly developed a mindset for it!
Love a video presenter that is all about what they're presenting and less about annoying fluff in the presentation. I wathched to the end and got good tips.
One 👍 for you Evan. I have seen lots of youtubers doing camera reviews, showinh their photography skills. I still watch them everyday. But no one does product photography as fantastic as you. You are hands down my favourite youtuber for product photography. So a 👍 for you.
Thank you for sharing all the great content, its help me a lot. Just started my business and can't afford a product photographer at the moment. I've always loved taking picks, so its been fun learning the techniques.
I have my first product photography gig tomorrow morning. This is perfect thank you!
How'd it go Nicholas?
Damnn! I started street photography because of you 10 months ago and product photography 1 month ago and now you made a video about it. I really appreciate the videos you create for the new generation of photographers! You are the goat in photography, much love!!
Hey thank you so much! Means a lot!
Rock on brother. Not many channels talk about product photography. Great vid. Have a Merry Christmas brother.
Hey thank you too!
I just did a product launch shoot for my girlfriend’s website and store last month and I learned a lot! First time and I don’t think it came out half bad! 👍🏽📸
Hi! I'm here for 8 minutes and 02 s ❤️
Cheers to the us who stayed until the last second! Love to see some “Pierre Lambert Product Photography Style” though! ☺️👍 Cheers man!
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Really enjoyed that Evan. I've been struggling with some indoor photography ideas for a while and this video (mainly the window light) has given me a kick up the ass.
I knew natural/window light was key but I've always struggled to find the right spot in my house to make the most of it - but I just had a brain wave while watching this - so I'm crediting you with the inspiration.
Off to the hardware store to get the material to make a large window shelf..
Have an inspiring weekend sir!
Thanks for another product photography vid! Your previous videos got me experimenting with it and I'm on the path of trying to land my first gig for a local shop as you did. Love the vids, God bless.
Omg i love the individual wood plank idea!! Brilliant!!
This video came at the right time. I'm starting to dabble in product photography in my downtime🙏
Same here I've been having people asking if I could do product photography and this came literally at right time. I hadn't done it in so long lol
That's what the problem is with product photography we have the entire control in our hands that's why it might turn out best , but in landscape photography nature does everything we just have to compose in street emotions and daily life does the job we have to compose and emphasise which is harder though but not as hard as product photography because it is a dull thing which we have to modify and compose to our liking it is tough and the fact that Evan is doing this for years shows the control he has over his photos huge respect pal
Watching your channel since growing out of your Evan5PS something 😁, product photography grew on me. First only sneakers, actually my sneakers 🤷🏻♂️, but since we've been heavily restricted in traveling, I began to capture other products for fun. Your tips are always valuable, easy to understand and most likely to be applied without tons of xtra gear. Thank you 🙏🏻
Can you do a video on the business end of this? That’s 10 pairs pair week, how many images of each pair... what angles are they expecting, that’s 10 different set builds, you need to buy material for each set or source it, then retouching of said images. What are the deliverables, how was it negotiated? This is the stuff you tubers are not talking about and that’s the part part timers struggle with.
Please do more videos on product photography!! This videos are great!!
Thanks!
Wow! Brilliant! thanks for all the tips Evan!
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I actually find retouching very satisfying especially when you take the extra step of working with layers.
We obviously want more videos of product photography from you ! You're the best
You're such an inspiration. I started shooting some sneakers recently and your videos and tips helped me A LOT. So, thank you for sharing and I hope to be a great product photographer in a few years
This is really cool! These are actual tips (layout, composition, light, among other things) are going to come handy. I wish I could see another video of your awesome work, which is not footwear-specific.
So many great tips in here. That Ice Sneakers shot was unreal BTW 🔥🔥🔥
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quick tip for you when climbing on kitchen stone countertops. The weakest point of any counter is always at the front and back of the sink. if you must climb on counters, do so where the vertical sides of the base of a cabinet connect to the top of the counter. then no chance you will ever break the stone. Suck to work for $500 but the have to pay back the owner of the place $12,000 to replace a countertop. just stay off is the best advice I can give anyone. use ladders if you must get higher for the shot or the setup.
love your work man ! super DOPE!
Can we talk about how beat up that camera looks at 5:26 haha
This is pure gold Evan! If you'd do a creative product/lifestyle video series for a fee it'd worth every cent 👏
This was great man!! Really awesome tips!! Really got you thinking
This video was HUGE! Thank you a lot dude.
This was great! I’d love to see more about the camera technicals like lenses and focal lengths.
Yessss please more product photography
great tips Evan! We started using these tips for our photos for our instagram and instagram. love the way you use the denim as an added texture for the sneaker to pop
This video is gold, subscribed!
Great tips Evan, thanks for sharing!
Hi, thanks for the video, could you tell me what light you were using please?
Great tips Evan. Keep it up
This was such a valuable and informative video - thank you!! I’m a content creator for a big sports retailer and i mostly shoot content with people, but i’ve been asked to do some product shots for shoes for some of the brands we work with (nike, adidas, asics etc) and this was so helpful!! Incredible work! ☺️
Lots of great info, thanks for talking us through your BTS
Great video first time I tried product photography I sucked, but just watching that gave me so many ideas and also areas where I need to experiment with more. Thank you!
Haha it takes a long time to learn but that’s what cool. It really helps your all around skill!
Very practical. A thank you from vn!
I don’t understand how this type of content is free. just one question about lighting. which one is better, flash or continuous lighting?
A video about how you light your product photography would be amazing! Great vid as per usual
Awesome channel for product photography. I’m a newbie and it looks like I will learn a lot from this.
Great video and fantastic advice.
Would be cool to see more about your mad product photography skills
❤️❤️👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
You are the king man, I learn so much from you videos 👏🏼👏🏼
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Just picked up the speedlite and made a product photography and you are dropping that video? If this is not a sign from the universe!
Love the video !!! Thanks for the tips as get ready to step into PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY !
Very helpful video, can you tell me which light you are using?
I love product photography, its the best!
🙏🙏🙏
More product photography please. It's so interesting
Fire tips like always. Glad to see the video
Everything you said I believe in. This is the first I have run across your video. I liked hearing your story. Local shoe store and your photos were awesome…. But I am excited that this is your job. I am struggling to get an opportunity to shoot products…..I don’t believe my photos our horrible…. Just trying to remain positive…. But it’s getting harder to do…. Do you have a video about the business aspect? Or anyone else posting on this video have recommendations? I have been trying literally for months and nothing…..I am open to suggestions…
I used to post on Instagram on food and watching this vid made me laugh as i use to do all this crazy kinda stuff for fun, now i need it for my first product, thx some great tips!
Well that's all I needed to know. Thanks!
Nice! I bought a studio light on Prime Day... and have some Air Max 3 Infrared just waiting to be shot!!
Such a great video! Has inspired me to go out and shoot some product photography!
You are super inspiring Evan! Always enjoy and learning from your vids!!👏👏🙏
I can honestly say that you have helped me become a better photographer🤙
Thank you!
Love to hear it, thanks for watching!
First of all I love you’re place decor was definitely inviting !!
I really appreciate how you presented this, it was almost like calming in a sense . like when you walk into Starbucks it has a certain ambience about it yea you did that !! Oh Yeah shoe game was on point too you should consider incorporating some more lifestyle content .
Thanks Evan! Love this vid so much, i would love to see more of these.
Great video! New Subscriber! I needed this info! Great job bro!
great video and explanation!
This is amazing! I love product photography and this is just the information I need. Thanks Evan 👌
So good!
amazing video. Thank you so much
SUPER helpful video!
Thanks that gives me an idea 💡
Awesome content Evan! 5 years of experience condensed into a short and sweet video.
Quick question: How did you get to do product photography for your local shoe store? Did you just walk into the store and ask if they needed photos to be taken?
Thanks in advance.
They reached out to me! I had a small social media presence at the time and someone who knew me in the photo community recommended me
@RanftEvan it's all about WHO you know not what you know sometimes ;). Networking is key in many things in life/ career
Fabulously executed.
Amazing material! Thank you for your knowledge!
Evan, solid video, man. I have been wanting to get more involved with product photography so this video couldn’t have come at a better time!
No! I got the sweatshirt two weeks ago and new one comes out. jkjk Love the new hoodie
Aye appreciate the support!!
Great video once again Evan. Loving all those product shots you included 👌✌
Good video. I was looking to take good product photography and people to buy the photos and hang them on their walls. Not sure if that's a thing but I'm trying to think out of the box.
yessir my bro with another one
🙏🙏🙏
Just was watching Peter mckinnons video about mistakes to avoid in product photography and the point he made was not to fill the frame and here the first thing I got was to fill the frame , and I decided I’ll do both 😋😋😋
you always got the freshest shoes bro
That funky music is gana be stuck in my head for a while.
Lol, my job literally consists of taking the products, and putting them up against a white or black backdrop, and handing them over to the designers once I'm done. Haven't had the chance or briefs to take product photos with external elements like fruits, coffee or cups yet.
Just starting to get into recreational product photography and your videos are really inspiring. My main focus are wrist watches. Would to see/learn how you approach watch photography given how small and how much glare they can create. Thanks!
This video is very usefull! thank you very much. I don't have a nice camera or lighting at the moment to do it but I would like to get there
Very informative vid! Would love some info on how to crack into the product photography business and how to attract clients.
I do portraits, I'll admit. Even product photography for my ebay is a chore. I'll try more though. Thanks Evan
Thank you, Its a great video I'm wanting to get into Product Photography.
Missed you bro. Nice vid
I never thought of adding elements just for the sake of color. That's brilliant!
Awesome tips 👌
Thank you for the wisdom 🙏🏾
I’m going to give this a try it’s looks fun .
Aye nice!
Plan to get into Retail Product Photography, this video definitely helped. Ready to make that push. 😅
Ready for the detailed video, because never can have too much info. 😁
Just have fun, thanks for watching!
Helpful tips - thank you!
thanks for sharing these insights! as always
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Hey, at minute 5:57 you were using some keyboard select combination to highlight fill areas in I assume Content Aware? Was wondering how you were making those selections? Thank you!!
Brilliant work