Photographing bottles is challenging. It’s tricky to make them look good because you get all kinds of reflections on the glass. It’s these reflections that make red wine bottles even more difficult to photograph than white wine bottles. In this article I’m going to show you how to photograph wine bottles on a white background … Read more
In this article, I’m going to show you how to photograph watches for professional results. This step-by-step tutorial will guide you through the steps required for amazing watch photography. I’ve also made a video of this tutorial at the end of this article. Photography Gear and Camera Setting for Watch Photography When I’m working with … Read more
Dodging and burning are key skills for any photographer and it’s particularly useful for architectural photography and real estate photos. In this article, I’m going to show you in particular how to adjust and fix up grey looking ceilings and make them much brighter and more appealing. I’ll also look at adjusting some of the … Read more
This tutorial is going to cover how to download and install the Pixieset plugin for Adobe Lightroom. After installation, I will show you how to create a gallery using Pixieset. If you prefer, I also have a video of this process at the end of this article. Download Pixieset Plugin So to get started with … Read more
As a professional product photographer, backing up photos is a must-do. But let’s face the facts, it is a real pain to do a manual backup. That’s why I’ve developed a fully automated backup workflow, for photographers using Lightroom, a NAS drive and cloud storage. It will also work for videographers as well. If you … Read more
Recently I did a shoot for a client who had fitted out a school and they wanted some case studies for their portfolio. I saw this as the perfect opportunity to share with you my workflow for editing architectural and real estate photos in Lightroom. I have step-by-step instruction here as well as a youtube … Read more
Have you ever wondered, how do you make a background for food photography or product photography? In this article, I’ll show you how you can easily DIY your own photography backgrounds and surfaces. You’ll see step-by-step how to make the dark food photography surface pictured below and it won’t cost much either. As a product … Read more