Product shot photos

Here was my first attempt at a product shot, nothing extremely unique about it just has a red background. I chose to use a tin reflective lid to imitate a mirror and such.

 Next I tried to make a  watery-effect on a can of Lynx. First I took the photo of the wet can, then I went on to add a pic of a splash which I looked up online, (I know i'm meant to use all my own photos but this was purely for experimental purposes, which ended aiding me when it came to make my actual product shot).

Here was my first attempt of trying to make a more visually affected image by making a vignette, through the process of using a Gaussian blur effect. I had the background colours imitate what I felt to be cold colours as I wanted to make it look  like condensation on the can. I used a hose to wet the can, to give it the look I was looking for.

This photo was my first attempt in using the gradient fill to give it the unique background, while I included a vignette in the centre to give it an almost pattern texture. Again I used the tin for the reflective effect.

Here I tried to make this picture stand out by giving it a vignette, putting it at an angle and by having it on a black background.

 I kept this one relatively simple as I wished to further explore the uses of vignettes. Like the rest of the vignettes to get the differing colours I made a hue/saturation layer to alter the colours.

Here is what I chose to be my actual product shot. This is a combination of two separate photos. The first was of just the bottle in the bath with the tap turned on, the next was off my hand covering the tap to make the water disperse. Then I added the pictures on different layers, but the problem was that the water colour didn't match. So to fix this I adjusted the Hue and Saturation to make them similar.

Below are the original images 

Critical Evalution

Critical Evaluation

My overall idea ended up being a what I felt was a success. It ended up being of a product shot of cosmetic/toiletries items sold in the pharmaceutical healthcare store Boots typically found present in the bathroom. I thought that my final images looked good and showed off the advertised products very well. Looking back at what I first started out with, using a model head and setting up an entire room to look like a photography studio, by using bed sheets, blankets and pulling the blinds and curtains.

As I was limited to the equipment available in my house due to the Corna-virus, I had to resource to using a flashlight and phone lights. However if I had the choice i'd use the photography studio and use the external light equipment there for an accurate light showcase. 

I felt that the editing of my images was successful as I was able to show of my images in such a way that I felt they looked professional and was able add effects to the images to make them stand out. An example would be for one of my images I chose to use water to add the effect of refreshment, I then choose to separate the product from the background while keeping the watery effect present. I liken this work and felt that it showed of the product in a positive way.

If I had the choice to repeat the assignment, I would defiantly do a few things differently. Firstly I would use a proper studio. Next I would use proper equipment (an example would be that fact I had to use a reflective tin lid, rather than a mirror or something along the lines of that, due to the fact I was limited by the virus). Also I would've liked to experiment more maybe with dust or sand.

Updated set-up for Product Shot assignment

This is my updated set-up for my product shot assignment, my previous attempt of my product shot was not what I felt was the best that I could've done. This set-up however, differs from my last as it is intended for an actual product shot rather than my last which tried to imitate a photo shoot.

These photos below are of the set-up I decided to make for my photo shoot of cosmetic/toiletries sold by stores such as Boots. This was a home-made set-up that had to be improvised, as I had no access to a photography studio, due to the Covid-19/Corona virus. 

How I set-up this set-up was by first taping to A2 pages back to back so less light can pass through. Next I taped the pages on to different boxes so that I could imitate a white background and floor. I then pulled the blinds down to limit the amount light entering the room. Also I positioned my set-up next next to a set of drawers so it's not in direct light.

I had to use a reflective tin lid, handheld flashlight, and camera torchlight as tools to help me make the product shots.

Set-up for photo shoot

Photo shoot set-up

The following pictures are of my set-up for my photo shoot of Penneys/Primark brand of clothing. This set-up was improvised as I had no access to an actual photography studio. I also had to improvise the model as I couldn't risk getting Corona virus of any of my friends who volunteered to be models for me.

How I set up my make shift photo shoot was by first restricting the amount of light in the room by pulling the blinds and closing the curtains. I had to also cover the glass on the  doors to restrict extra light coming in. I then used bed sheets as my white background and also used a phone's flash as well as a head torch to control the light in the room, I had another phone at the side for an external light source.

Proposal for advertisement

Proposal for advertisement assignment

The client/company that I will be representing in my advertisement will be "Boots". They are a Pharmaceutical Healthcare Beauty store which sells reasonable priced cosmetics/toiletries ranging from shower gels and shampoos to deodorants.

The product that I will be advertising will be a range of cosmetics and toiletries bought from Boots. There will be a mix of both male and female products and be of many different brands available in the shop.

The target audience which I hope will be interested in the products will be mainly young people (both male and female) as the products being mentioned, young people would care more about, such as specific brands like crew .

I would expect to see this advertisement social media websites where young people are obviously gonna visit, include them in YouTube ads as they will be more likely viewed there than on T.V and them maybe at bus-stops where people who are waiting on the bus can view it.

I plan on using an external light source from a flash light and a phone camera light as they all have varying levels of light intensity allowing for different amounts of lighting.

I will experiment with a number of props including reflective material, water and natural light which I feel will make the photos more interesting as well as making the toiletries\cosmetic items stand out.

Product Images

 The above product shot was chosen as I thought it was a good example of a product being adapted to the times, i.e the spread of the Corona virus. It's able to use people's fear of the disease so that the product it's advertising will be sold.

 I chose to include the above product shot as it focused on how being unique can be beneficial as you are able to stand out from the crowd, even when you do the same as everyone else.

The above photo shot was chosen as it shows a many different style and brand of shoe that overall remain similar and that most people today will own at least on of the types shown.

Le Désespéré

The portrait Le Désespéré by Gustave Courbet shows a man who looks as if he is having a meltdown. I like it cause you can see fear and stress shown on the mans face.

Image couldn't be added to blog for some reason, so here's a link