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Model Car 2
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A shooting tent is designed for table-top photography of products. This simple tool can make catalog and product line photography fast, efficient, and attractive.
This lesson will show a standard table-top set up using umbrellas to shoot our model car. Then we will use our Large LiteRoom Kit to shoot the same car. You can judge which is the better shot.
(Click on any thumbnail image below for an enlarged view.) |
Topics Covered:
- Shooting with umbrellas
- Shooting with Large LiteRoom shooting tent
Equipment Used:
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This shows a standard 2-umbrella set up to shoot a model RC car on a table top. |
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This is the result shot. The image is not bad, but it could be better. There are reflections of the umbrellas on the windows and the hood. |
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Now we can show how the Large LiteRoom works to shoot the same model car. |
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The front of the Large LiteRoom has a zippered front flap for accessing the inside of the shooting tent. |
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The Small Starlite was placed to the right front of the Large LiteRoom. |
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This shows a higher angle of the one-light set up.
Notice that the front panel is now closed. The camera lens can extend into the Large LiteRoom through a vertical zippered port. |
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This is the result of our one-light set up. |
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We placed our second Small Starlite to the left of the Large LiteRoom. |
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Here is a lower angle of the two-light set up. |
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This is the result of our two-light set up.
Notice how the Large LiteRoom provides near shadowless lighting. |
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Once the lights are in place, you are free to move your product as you please. We moved the RC controller, changed the position of the car and changed the lens on the camera, all without having to move the lights. |
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Click here to view a more detailed version of this lesson, complete with camera set-up information, on Web Photo School. |
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Related Lessons
Following are Web Photo School lessons related to this topic.
 | Creating Clean Product Shots for the Web
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 | Cobra on the Water
See how we created a stylized shot of this model car. |
 | Medium Sized Product Photography
Learn to use simple lighting techniques to take your product images from ordinary to extraordinary. |
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