POST: Your product photography here!

Our Wall-E & Eve mugs at home

For fun product shots of Stella Artois beer. These were shot at my home bar using only ambient light. Sony a7r + FE 55 f1.8

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I call it the Queen of the Night, because I bought it with astrophotography in mind.
I've been saving for this since last year, and finally I can afford a used one. Happy day

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No idea what that is...

Road Dog wrote in post #17476284
No idea what that is...

I only figured it because of my extreme stubbornness. It's a three quarter view of a camera and lens. Shutter release button is the only thing in focus, dead center. The red streak is (presumably) a red L ring. The swoopy smudge of light in between those points is the side of the pentaprism box.

When it's rather difficult for someone to figure out what they're looking at, and it's a item that they're very familiar with, it may be time to reconsider the vision and/or execution.

First time just playing around with it.

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Canon 50mm f1.8

Granted I only do this stuff for my own personal edification, but I think I'll share anyway.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II • Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM @65mm • 1/200 • f/16 • ISO 100

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I took this picture tonight and i quite like how it turned out.

Other than cropping and some dust removal on the black glass there is no other post done yet.

Still tonnes to learn though.

WhyFi wrote in post #17476383
I only figured it because of my extreme stubbornness. It's a three quarter view of a camera and lens. Shutter release button is the only thing in focus, dead center. The red streak is (presumably) a red L ring. The swoopy smudge of light in between those points is the side of the pentaprism box.

When it's rather difficult for someone to figure out what they're looking at, and it's a item that they're very familiar with, it may be time to reconsider the vision and/or execution.

Yes, you are absolutely right.
Anyway, the picture just came out like I wanted it to be: just a hint of the camera. I guess I posted it in the wrong thread.

Did you want it to be incomprehensible even to people that obsess over the category of the product? If not, it's worth remembering that you took the picture, so what seems like "just a hint," to you may be "not even close to enough context" for others. Honestly, I thought that the in-focus area might be part of computer mouse before puzzling it out.

RedHeart wrote in post #17493085
Yes, you are absolutely right.
Anyway, the picture just came out like I wanted it to be: just a hint of the camera. I guess I posted it in the wrong thread.

He's not right. He's just sharing his opinion.

I think it's a fantastic photo.
Product photography does not have to be brightly lit clear cut on a white background. That is the most simplistic form, and the most common, but by no means the ideal and defining standard.

I could see a designer getting excited over your photo, it reveals only the smallest details, and does so with nice use of light.
Take that single photo and turn it into a complete study of the camera, imagine revealing other details, and then the whole camera, all shot on black, and all shown with sweeping highlights and well controlled light.
It would make a set of images to put into a catalog, poster etc.

Product photography is not about creating a photo on it's own. Product photos are never shown or used on their own, they are always part of something bigger, a catalog, a webpage, a poster, and ad, endless types of marketing material.
You have to consider that wider usage when taking a product photo. You are creating only a part of something bigger.

Norry Rodgers wrote in post #17487136
I took this picture tonight and i quite like how it turned out.

Other than cropping and some dust removal on the black glass there is no other post done yet.

Still tonnes to learn though.

I think it looks great! makes me thirsty

WhyFi wrote in post #17493135
Did you want it to be incomprehensible even to people that obsess over the category of the product? If not, it's worth remembering that you took the picture, so what seems like "just a hint," to you may be "not even close to enough context" for others. Honestly, I thought that the in-focus area might be part of computer mouse before puzzling it out.

Moppie wrote in post #17493207
He's not right. He's just sharing his opinion.

I think it's a fantastic photo.
Product photography does not have to be brightly lit clear cut on a white background. That is the most simplistic form, and the most common, but by no means the ideal and defining standard.

I could see a designer getting excited over your photo, it reveals only the smallest details, and does so with nice use of light.
Take that single photo and turn it into a complete study of the camera, imagine revealing other details, and then the whole camera, all shot on black, and all shown with sweeping highlights and well controlled light.
It would make a set of images to put into a catalog, poster etc.

Product photography is not about creating a photo on it's own. Product photos are never shown or used on their own, they are always part of something bigger, a catalog, a webpage, a poster, and ad, endless types of marketing material.
You have to consider that wider usage when taking a product photo. You are creating only a part of something bigger.

I guess, in the end, this all a question of purpose and context.

Looking at other pictures in this thread I really understand WhyFi's opinion.
On the other hand, I took the picture just to let some of my friends know I finally bought the camera... without them knowing for sure what camera it was. The fact that I called it "Queen of the night" (this name works better in my native language and it makes some sense for those who know what I really like to photograph) also contributed for them not have that much trouble guessing what this was all about.

RedHeart wrote in post #17493310
I guess, in the end, this all a question of purpose and context.

Looking at other pictures in this thread I really understand WhyFi's opinion.
On the other hand, I took the picture just to let some of my friends know I finally bought the camera... without them knowing for sure what camera it was. The fact that I called it "Queen of the night" (this name works better in my native language and it makes some sense for those who know what I really like to photograph) also contributed for them not have that much trouble guessing what this was all about.

Then it sounds like you achieved your brief
If you look at the history of Canons Marketing, they have in the past used a very similar style of images on product launches, or pre-launch teasers.
It's very on brand as it were