Shooting Products

[Nick_P]

Hi there,

Looking to take some photos of stuff, products say the size of a mug.

Out of my lens what would be best?

35mm 2
50mm 1.8
80-200 2.8

Cheers

 

[Revels]

Any of them. It won't really make much difference.

The key is the surround/lighting.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

^ It might do, I'd pick the one with the least distortion. I shoot the products at work using an 85mm TS lens, bugger all distortion and razor sharp - so perfect for the job.

At a guess I'd say the 80-200 would be the one to go for.

 

[Nick_P]

Ok, I'll try out the 80-200...

In regards to aperture, Are you wanting something like 5/8? or something that will blur the background (shooting onto white) to make it extra smooth?

 

[MikeoftheQuays]

http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

you'll want a pretty small aperture at a guess, to keep everything in focus. If the background is white then it shouldnt matter.

 

[dunganick]

It also depends on the size of the product (not as stupid as it sounds). Different focal lengths give you different perspective. Shooting small products with a moderately wide angle produces a very odd looking image. Shooting large products with a wide angle gives a feel for the scale of the product (unlike if you shot it at 200mm for example)