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When shooting items for online auction, making your images look clean and crisp can help your items sell faster.
This lesson will look at how to use some very simple lighting techniques that will blow away other ads for similar items on any site.
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Topics Covered:
- Setting the main light
- Adding a reflector fill
- Adding a rim light
- Adding an overhead light
Equipment Used:
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We set up a medium LiteDome and strobe head as our main light. |
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We are off to a good start. We need to brighten up the shadow side of the sewing machine. |
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We set up a 39"x39" LitePanel frame with silver fabric as a fill reflector to the left of the set. |
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The reflector fill has really opened up the darker areas. Now we want to get more separation from the background. |
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We set up a small LiteDome to the left of the set and behind the machine. This will provide a nice rim light at the edges of the sewing machine. |
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This light has added definition to the sewing machine and has brightened up the shadows at the base of the machine. |
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To help further separate the top edges of the machine from the background, we added a HalfDome2 with a strobe head overhead on a boom. |
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The sewing machine looks great. We have good highlights, soft shadows, and good separation from the background. This antique now looks almost new. |
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